Saving Layer setup for CAD dwg files

I am using Illustrator CS4. I have a number of maps in CAD dwg as line drawings using layers such as Background, Building, Building_Number _Bubble and many more. I can bring the dwg file into Illustrator and set up colours for the different layers, fill the polygons, set the order (which layer prints on top of which layer) etc.
Can I save the layer setup and apply it to the next map which has the same layers but shows a different location?  If so how do I do it?
The result I want is to open the next dwg map in Illustrator and have all the layers appear the same as they did in the first map without resetting each layer individually.

You can use your first file as a template to make a file with Layers in the order and name you want. Make sure that Paste Remembers Layers is checked in the Layer flyout menu. Then just copy the original file. Paste into a new file, select all and delete. Then copy and paste from the second and ensuing files into each new file on the appropriate layer. They'll probably come in on Layer 1. Drag the colored square at the right of the layer (making sure it is a large square) to the layer you want.

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