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H.R. 7152House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

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.

Sponsored by Michelle Lujan GrishamRep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)
Introduced November 16, 2018

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The bill lets the Secretary of the Interior transfer roughly 7,200 acres of federal land in Sandoval County, New Mexico, to the San Felipe Pueblo at no cost. The transfer includes all surface and mineral rights, but keeps certain easements and allows existing grazing agreements to continue if the Pueblo chooses. The federal government will cover all costs of the conveyance.

Key Provisions

  • The Secretary must convey the land to the Pueblo within 120 days of a Pueblo request, without any payment from the Pueblo.
  • The deed will contain perpetual easements for two existing access roads (about 2.4 miles to the Hamaatsa inholding and 1.8 miles to the Baca Family inholding) and an easement for tribal access to cultural and religious sites.
  • The Pueblo must maintain those access roads to the same engineering standards the BLM used at the time of the law’s enactment.
  • Any existing grazing leases on the land can continue for the remainder of their terms if the Pueblo decides to allow it, under the original lease conditions.
  • All costs associated with the land transfer will be paid by the United States.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Federal Lands Subcommittee

November 27, 2018

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Introduced in House

November 16, 2018

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

November 16, 2018

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Federal Lands Subcommittee

November 27, 2018

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Introduced in HouseIssued November 16, 2018

I

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7152

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

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.

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.

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).