Sec. 4. Establishment of national monument
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There is established as a National Monument in the State certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Doña Ana County comprising approximately 498,815 acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled Organ Mountains Area , Potrillo Mountains Complex , and Desert Peaks Complex and dated December 10, 2013, to be known as the Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument . The purpose of the Monument is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, archaeological, historical, natural, wildlife, geological, ecological, watershed, educational, scenic, and recreational resources and values of the Monument.
The Secretary (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management) shall manage the Monument— in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Monument; and in accordance with— the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); this Act; and any other applicable laws. The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the Monument that the Secretary determines would further the purpose described in subsection (b). Except as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Monument shall be permitted only on roads designated for use by motorized vehicles in the management plan.
No additional road shall be built within the Monument after the date of enactment of this Act unless the road is necessary for public safety or natural resource protection. The Secretary shall permit grazing within the Monument, where established before the date of enactment of this Act— subject to all applicable laws (including regulations) and Executive orders; and consistent with the purpose described in subsection (b). Nothing in this section precludes the Secretary from renewing or authorizing the upgrading (including widening) of a utility right-of-way in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act through the Monument in a manner that minimizes harm to the purpose of the Monument described in subsection (b)— in accordance with— the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); and any other applicable law; and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
Subject to applicable law, the Secretary may issue rights-of-way for watershed restoration projects and small-scale flood prevention projects within the boundary of the Monument if the right-of-way is consistent with the purpose of the Monument described in subsection (b). Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a management plan for the Monument. The management plan shall be developed in consultation with— interested Federal agencies;
State, tribal, and local governments; and the public. In preparing and implementing the management plan, the Secretary shall— consider the recommendations of Indian tribes and pueblos on methods for providing access to, and protection for, traditional cultural and religious sites in the Monument; and include a watershed health assessment to identify opportunities for watershed restoration. Any land or interest in land that is within the boundary of the Monument designated by subsection
(a)or within the State trust land described in paragraph
(2)that is acquired by the United States shall— become part of the Monument; and be managed in accordance with— this Act; and any other applicable laws. The State trust land referred to in paragraph
(1)is the State trust land in T. 22 S., R 01 W., New Mexico Principal Meridian and T. 22 S., R. 02 W., New Mexico Principal Meridian. On the date of enactment of this Act, administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 2,050 acres of land generally depicted as Parcel D on the map entitled Organ Mountains Area and dated December 10, 2013, shall— be transferred from the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary; become part of the Monument; and be managed in accordance with— this Act; and any other applicable laws.
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