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HR 3734 112th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Forests, forestry, trees Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers New Mexico

Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act

Introduced: December 19, 2011 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jan 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Dec 19, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 19, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act - Amends the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture, upon the receipt of certain consideration and at the request of the Sandia Pueblo of New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior, to transfer certain National Forest land to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the Pueblo, provided a land exchange with the Pueblo required by that Act is not completed within 90 days of this Act's enactment.

Requires that National Forest land to be preserved in its natural state.

Requires the Pueblo to transfer to the Secretary, in exchange for such land, the Pueblo's La Luz tract and an amount equal to the difference between the value of: (1) the National Forest land in its natural state, and (2) the La Luz tract and the compensation owed to the Pueblo by the Secretary for the right-of-way and conservation easement on its Piedra Lisa tract.


What's happening now January 3, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

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