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HR 5625 113th Congress House Native Americans Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers New Mexico

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

Introduced: September 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Sep 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 4 tracts of federal land in New Mexico, the combined acreage of which is approximately 11.11 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School for the benefit of 19 specified pueblos immediately after the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) have been satisfied regarding the trust acquisition of such federal land.

Instructs the Secretary to: (1) take such action as determined to be necessary to document such transfer, and (2) appropriately assign each applicable private and municipal utility and service right or agreement.

Requires the federal lands taken into trust to be used for the educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 pueblos.

Requires the federal lands taken into trust to remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on this Act's enactment date.

Requires the 19 pueblos to allow the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to continue to use the federal lands taken into trust for the facilities and purposes as in existence on this Act's enactment date.

Prohibits any class I, class II, or class III gaming from being carried out on the federal lands taken into trust under this Act.

What's happening now October 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

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