Public Law 114-69. Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act
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An Act To require the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 4 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico.Oct. 16, 2015[[S. 986](/us/bill/114/s/986)] * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act. ## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the “Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act”. ## SEC. 2 DEFINITIONS In this Act: ####
(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)Map The term “**map**” means the map entitled “The Town of Albuquerque Grant, Bernalillo County, within Township 10 North, Range 3 East, of the New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico—Metes and Bounds Survey” and dated August 12, 2011. ####
(3)Secretary The term “**Secretary**” means Secretary of the Interior. ## SEC. 3 LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF 19 PUEBLOS ###
(a)Action by Secretary ####
(1)In general Determination. The Secretary shall take into trust all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 129 STAT. 559 Federal land described in subsection
(b)for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos immediately after the Secretary determines that the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.](/us/usc/t42/s4321/etseq)) have been satisfied regarding the trust acquisition of the Federal land. ####
(2)Administration The Secretary shall— #####
(A)take such action as the Secretary determines to be necessary to document the transfer under paragraph (1); and #####
(B)appropriately assign each applicable private and municipal utility and service right or agreement. ###
(b)Description of Land The Federal land referred to in subsection (a)(1) is the 4 tracts of Federal land, the combined acreage of which is approximately 11.11 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School, more particularly described as follows: ####
(1)Abandoned indian school road The approximately 0.83 acres located in sec. 7 and sec. 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the map. ####
(2)Southern part tract d The approximately 6.18 acres located in sec. 7 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the map. ####
(3)Tract 1 The approximately 0.41 acres located in sec. 7 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the map. ####
(4)Western part tract b The approximately 3.69 acres located in sec. 7 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the map. ###
(c)Survey The Secretary shall conduct a survey of the Federal land to be transferred consistent with subsection
(b)and may make minor corrections to the survey and legal description of the Federal land described in subsection
(b)as the Secretary determines to be necessary to correct clerical, typographical, and surveying errors. ###
(d)Use of Land The Federal land taken into trust under subsection
(a)shall be used for the educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 Pueblos. ###
(e)Limitations and Conditions The Federal land taken into trust under subsection
(a)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. ###
(f)Bureau of Indian Affairs Use ####
(1)In general The 19 Pueblos shall allow the Bureau of Indian Affairs to continue to use the land taken into trust under subsection
(a)for the facilities and purposes as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with paragraph (2). ####
(2)Requirements The use by the Bureau of Indian Affairs under paragraph
(1)shall— #####
(A)be free of any rental charge; and #####
(B)Determination. continue until such time as the Secretary determines there is no further need for the existing Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities.129 STAT. 560 ## SEC. 4 EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS ###
(a)In General Subject to subsection (b), Federal land taken into trust under section 3(a) shall be subject to Federal laws relating to Indian land. ###
(b)Gaming No class I gaming, class II gaming, or class III gaming (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ([25 U.S.C. 2703](/us/usc/t25/s2703))) shall be carried out on the Federal land taken into trust under section 3(a). Approved October 16, 2015.
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