Senate Committee passes OMDP widerness bill

According to the committee website, an amended version of S. 441, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act passed by voice vote Tuesday, with 3 Senators voting no.

From the website:

Agenda Item 4: S. 441, a bill to designate the Organ Mountains and other public land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. (Sen. Udall, D-NM)

• Passed by voice vote (Sens. Lee, Barrasso, and Risch recorded as no)
• Joint staff amendment in the nature of a substitute

  Click on the substitute link to read the version of the bill approved by the Committee.