This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey approximately 7,167 acres of specified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management to the San Felipe Pueblo in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7152 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7152
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the San Felipe
Pueblo certain Federal land in Sandoval County, New Mexico, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 16, 2018
Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the San Felipe
Pueblo certain Federal land in Sandoval County, New Mexico, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 7,167 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management designated as ``Proposed Conveyance--San Felipe
Pueblo'' on the map.
(2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map titled ``Ball
Ranch ACEC & Additional BLM Land'' and dated October 26, 2018.
(3) Pueblo.--The term ``Pueblo'' means the San Felipe
Pueblo in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO SAN FELIPE PUEBLO.
(a) Authorization for Conveyance.--Not later than 120 days after
the date on which the Secretary receives a request from the Pueblo to
convey, for no consideration, all of the Federal land (including
mineral rights), subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding
the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713),
the Secretary shall convey to the Pueblo all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the Federal land.
(b) Easements.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be
subject to the following conditions which shall be part of the deed for
the conveyed Federal land:
(1) Perpetual easements shall allow for the following
access roads on the Federal land to the same extent as such
access roads exist on the date of the enactment of this Act:
(A) An access road of approximately 2.4 miles to
the ``Hamaatsa'' inholding.
(B) An access road of approximately 1.8 miles to
the ``Baca Family'' inholding.
(2) Subject to agreement with the Pueblo, a perpetual
easement to allow federally recognized Indian Tribes to access
and be on the conveyed Federal land in order to access cultural
sites and for cultural and religious practices on the Federal
land.
(3) A requirement that the Pueblo maintain the access roads
referred to in paragraph (1) to the same engineering standards
that the Bureau of Land Management was required to maintain
such roads on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Grazing.--If Federal land is subject to a lease, permit, or
contract for the grazing of domestic livestock in effect on the date of
the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the grazing may, at
the discretion of the Pueblo, continue for the remainder of the term of
the lease, permit, or contract, subject to the related terms and
conditions of user agreements, including permitted stocking rates,
grazing fee levels, access, and ownership and use of range
improvements.
(d) Costs.--The United States shall pay all costs of the conveyance
under subsection (a).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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