S. 1319, titled the “Pecos Watershed Protection Act,” aims to protect certain federal lands in the Pecos Watershed area of New Mexico by withdrawing them from activities like mining and mineral leasing. The bill also designates a portion of this land as the...
Simple Explanation
The "Pecos Watershed Protection Act" is a plan to stop people from mining certain lands in New Mexico to keep nature safe. It also sets aside part of this land to be like a big, protected park called a wilderness area, where animals can live and people might still see cows and sheep.