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Calendar No. 267 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 213 

[Report No. 109–166] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to 

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 31, 2005 

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. DOMENICI) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 27, 2005 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 

Federal land to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rio Arriba County 

5 Land Conveyance Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means the 

4 County of Rio Arriba, New Mexico. 

5 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en6 titled ‘‘Alcalde Proposed Land Transfer’’ and dated 

7 September 23, 2004. 

8 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, 

11 NEW MEXICO. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), not 

13 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

14 the Secretary shall convey to the County, all right, title, 

15 and interest of the United States in and to the land (in16 cluding any improvements to the land) described in sub17 section (b). 

18 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

19 subsection (a) consists of approximately 150.86 acres of 

20 land located on the Sebastian Martin Land Grant in the 

21 vicinity of Alcalde, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, as de22 picted on the map. 

23 (c) CONDITIONS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land conveyed under 

25 subsection (a) shall be treated as public land for the 

26 purposes of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
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1 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 

2 Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) 

3 (2) CONSIDERATION.—The amount of consider4 ation for the conveyance of land under subsection 

5 (a) shall be determined by the Secretary consistent 

6 with section 2(a) of the Act of June 14, 1926 (com7 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur8 poses Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869–1(a)). 

9 (3) AGREEMENT.—Before conveying the land 

10 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall enter into 

11 an agreement with the County that indemnifies the 

12 United States from all liability of the United States 

13 arising from the land conveyed. 

14 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

15 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rio Arriba County Land 

16 Conveyance Act’’. 

17 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this Act: 

19 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means the 

20 County of Rio Arriba, New Mexico. 

21 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti22 tled ‘‘Alcalde Proposed Land Transfer’’ and dated 

23 September 23, 2004. 

24 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

25 the Secretary of the Interior. 
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1 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, 

2 NEW MEXICO. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the 

4 Secretary shall convey to the County, without consideration, 

5 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

6 the land (including any improvements to the land) de7 scribed in subsection (b). 

8 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

9 subsection (a) consists of approximately 171 acres of land 

10 located on the Sebastian Martin Land Grant in the vicinity 

11 of Alcalde, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, as depicted on 

12 the map. 

13 (c) REVERSION.—If any portion of the land conveyed 

14 under subsection (a) ceases to be used for public purposes 

15 the land shall, at the option of the Secretary, revert to the 

16 United States. 

17 (d) CONDITIONS ON SALES.—If the County sells any 

18 portion of the land conveyed to the County under subsection 

19 (a)— 

20 (1) the amount of consideration for the sale shall 

21 reflect fair market value, as determined by an ap22 praisal; and 

23 (2) the County shall pay to the Secretary an 

24 amount equal to the gross proceeds of the sale, for use 

25 by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
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1 in the State of New Mexico, without further appro2 priation. 

3 (e) COSTS.—The County shall pay any costs associated 

4 with the conveyance of land under subsection (a). 
Calendar No. 267 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 213 

[Report No. 109–166] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 

Mexico. certain Federal land to Rio Arriba County, New 

OCTOBER 27, 2005 

Reported with an amendment