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[S. 3219 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3219
To transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos
in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 19, 2025
Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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A BILL
To transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos
in the State of 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Albuquerque Indian School Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LAND INTO TRUST FOR THE 19 PUEBLOS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) 19 pueblos.--The term ``19 Pueblos'' means the New
Mexico Indian Pueblos of--
(A) Acoma;
(B) Cochiti;
(C) Isleta;
(D) Jemez;
(E) Laguna;
(F) Nambe;
(G) Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan);
(H) Picuris;
(I) Pojoaque;
(J) San Felipe;
(K) San Ildefonso;
(L) Sandia;
(M) Santa Ana;
(N) Santa Clara;
(O) Santo Domingo;
(P) Taos;
(Q) Tesuque;
(R) Zia; and
(S) Zuni.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) Survey.--Except as provided in subsection (e), the term
``survey'' means the survey plat entitled ``Plat of Tracts 1
Thru 3 Lands of US Indian Service and Bureau of Indian
Affairs'', prepared by Surv-Tek, Inc., and dated May 2023.
(b) Land Into Trust.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and the relocation of all Federal tenants--
(1) the Administrator of General Services shall transfer
administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land described in
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (c) to the
Secretary; and
(2) on completion of the transfer of administrative
jurisdiction under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall receive
the transfer and hold in trust all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the Federal land described in
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of that subsection for the benefit
of the 19 Pueblos.
(c) Federal Land Described.--The Federal land referred to in this
section is the 3 tracts of Federal land, the combined acreage of which
is approximately 9.89 acres, that were historically part of the
Albuquerque Indian School and, as of the date of enactment of this Act,
are under the custody and accountability of the General Services
Administration, more particularly described as follows:
(1) Tract 1.--The approximately 3.57 acres located in secs.
7 and 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal
Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on which stands a 76,682
square foot warehouse, as identified on the survey.
(2) Tract 2.--The approximately 5.78 acres located in secs.
7 and 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal
Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the
survey.
(3) Tract 3.--The approximately .54 acres located in secs.
7 and 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal
Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the
survey.
(d) Easement on Tract 1.--The Federal land transferred into trust
under subsection (b)(2) shall be subject to a right-of-way easement, as
determined by the Administrator of General Services, on the Federal
land described in subsection (c)(1) for purposes of retrieving or
relocating Federal property from that Federal land to another location.
(e) Survey.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary--
(A) shall obtain a survey of the land to be
transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2); and
(B) may make minor corrections to the survey and
legal description of the Federal land described in
subsection (c) as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to correct clerical, typographical, and
surveying land title errors.
(2) Availability.--The survey obtained under paragraph (1)
shall be recorded in the public records of the County Clerk
Office of Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
(f) Use of Land.--The Federal land transferred into trust under
subsection (b)(2) shall be--
(1) used for the educational, health, cultural, business,
and economic development of the 19 Pueblos; and
(2) subject to Federal laws applicable to Indian trust land
in the State of New Mexico.
(g) Limitations and Conditions.--The Federal land transferred into
trust under subsection (b)(2) shall remain subject to any private or
municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record,
or utility service agreement in effect on the date of enactment of this
Act.
(h) Gaming Prohibition.--Class I gaming, class II gaming, and class
III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) are prohibited on the Federal
land transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2).
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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