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HR 3822 113th Congress House

Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014

Official title: To provide for the implementation of the property division regarding former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2014 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Native Americans Federal-Indian relationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jan 9, 2014
Re-referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jan 9, 2014
Re-referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jan 8, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 8, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2014

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014 - Declares that all interest of the United States in and to certain lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, and transferred to the Secretary of the Interior are to be held in trust for the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless the Tribe elects to have specified parcels of those lands conveyed to it in restricted fee status.

Declares that all interest of the United States in and to specified lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity and transferred to the Secretary are to be held in trust for the Navajo Nation as part of the Navajo Reservation, unless the Navajo Nation elects to have specified parcels of those lands conveyed to it in restricted fee status.

Subjects the lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity held in trust or conveyed in restricted fee status to reservation by the United States of such easements as the Secretary of the Army determines are reasonably required to permit access to lands of the Activity for administrative, environmental cleanup, and environmental remediation purposes.

Requires the lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity identified as parcel 1 to be held in trust subject to a shared easement for cultural and religious purposes only.

Declares that the entire access road for the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity shall be held in common by both the Zuni Tribe and the Navajo Nation to provide for equal access to the Activity.

Subjects lands held in trust or conveyed in restricted fee status to such easements as may be reasonably required to permit the Department of Defense (DOD) access to the Missile Defense Agency facility at the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity.

Requires the Zuni Tribe or the Navajo Nation, after a parcel of land has been transferred or conveyed, to notify the Secretary of the Army of the existence or discovery of any contamination or hazardous material on it.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5428 Related bill Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3822: Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3822/
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