I

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3204

To transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 30, 1993

Mr. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo Indians

of 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. LAND TRANSFER.

4 (a) TRANSFER.—The parcel of land described in sub5 section (b) is hereby transferred without consideration to

6 the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the

7 Pueblo of Taos. Such parcel shall be part of the Pueblo

8 de Taos Reservation and shall be managed in accordance

9 with section 4 of the Act of May 31, 1933 (Chapter 45,

10 48 Stat. 108), as amended by Public Law 91-550 (84

11 Stat. 1473).
2

•HR 3204 IH

1 (b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land re2 ferred to in subsection (a) is a parcel of land situated with3 in sections 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 27 North, Range

4 14 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian, within the

5 Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area, Carson National Forest,

6 Taos County, New Mexico, being more particularly de7 scribed as follows:

8 Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Taos

9 Pueblo Tract C; whence the U.S.C. and G.S. tri10 angulation station ‘‘WHEELER’’ bears N.

11 02°36′30′′ W., 3,374.58 feet; thence S. 35°03′00′′

12 E., 1,006.50 feet to A.P. 15 on the North Boundary

13 Taos Pueblo Tract C; thence descending to the Rio

14 Lucero drainage S. 78°10′00′′ E., 61.38 feet to A.P.

15 14; thence S. 38°30′00′′ E., 294.36 feet to A.P. 13;

16 thence S. 21°43′00′′ E., 665.94 feet to A.P. 12;

17 thence S. 25°07′00′′ E., 266.64 feet to A.P. 11;

18 thence S. 16°28′00′′ W., 225.06 feet to A.P. 10;

19 thence S. 20°06′00′′ W., 696.30 feet to A.P. 9;

20 thence S. 05°42′00′′ E., 347.16 feet to A.P. 8;

21 thence S. 02°31′00′′ E., 463.32 feet to A.P. 7;

22 thence S. 22°12′00′′ W., 347.16 feet to A.P. 6;

23 thence S. 05°14′00′′ E., 694.32 feet to A.P. 5;

24 thence S. 14°23′00′′ W., 778.80 feet to A.P. 4;

25 thence S. 02°49′00′′ E., 456.72 feet to A.P. 3;
3

•HR 3204 IH

1 thence S. 09°25′00′′ E., 429.66 feet to A.P. 2;

2 thence S. 19°10′00′′ E., 306.90 feet to A.P. 1;

3 thence S. 24°20′00′′ W., 224.40 feet to M.C. 80 on

4 the Easterly Boundary of Antonio Martines Grant;

5 thence S. 10°30′00′′ W., 250.80 feet to M.C. 79;

6 thence S. 17°58′00′′ E., 272.58 feet to the 17 mile

7 corner; thence S. 17°58′00′′ E., 445.50 feet to M.C.

8 78; thence S. 07°09′00′′ W., 341.88 feet to M.C. 77;

9 thence S. 16°09′00′′ W., 239.58 feet to M.C. 76;

10 thence S. 22°54′00′′ W., 217.14 feet to M.C. 75;

11 thence S. 51°29′00′′ W., 91.08 feet to M.C. 74 of

12 the Antonio Martinez Grant at which point leave the

13 boundary of said Grant; thence S. 37°51′00′′ E.,

14 114.00 feet along the Rio Lucero; thence S.

15 28°41′00′′ W., 142.00 feet; thence S. 00°02′00′′ E.,

16 215.00 feet along the Rio Lucero at which point

17 leave the Lucero Canyon and ascend easterly along

18 the National Forest and Taos Pueblo Indian Res19 ervation boundary; thence N. 89°24′00′′ E.,

20 4,837.00 feet to a ridge top; thence N. 05°01′34′′

21 E., 330.00 feet to a ridge top; thence N. 11°07′26′′

22 W., 328.00 feet along ridge top; thence N.

23 36°13′34′′ E., 315.00 feet; thence N. 86°30′34′′ E.,

24 638.00 feet to top of a peak; thence N. 33°58′26′′

25 W., 1,044.00 feet along ridge top; thence N.
4

•HR 3204 IH

1 05°32′26′′ W., 990.00 feet to top of Lew Wallace

2 Peak; thence N. 39°24′26′′ W., 1,238.00 feet along

3 ridge top; thence N. 26°07′26′′ W., 1,081.00 feet

4 continuing along ridge top between National Forest

5 and Taos Pueblo Reservation; thence N. 01°38′34′′

6 E., 1,145.00 feet to top of a peak; thence N.

7 49°37′26′′ W., 812.00 feet along ridge top; thence

8 N. 34°12′26′′ W., 1,355.00 feet; thence N.

9 16°35′26′′ W., 594.00 feet to top of Old Mike Peak;

10 thence N. 61°45′26′′ W., 1,100,000 feet to top of

11 ridge; thence N. 47°26′26′′ W., 200.00 feet to top of

12 ridge; thence N. 60°03′26′′ W., 920.00 feet to top of

13 ridge; thence N. 65°15′26′′ W., 400.00 feet to top of

14 Simpson Peak; thence S. 49°59′16′′ W., 751.57 feet

15 to point of beginning, containing an area of 764.33

16 acres.

17 (c) AMENDMENT OF MAP.—As soon as practicable

18 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture

19 shall file a map and legal description of the Wheeler Peak

20 Wilderness as modified by subsection (a) with the Com21 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa22 tives and with the Committee on Energy and Natural Re23 sources of the Senate. The map and description shall be

24 on file and available for public inspection in the Office of
5

•HR 3204 IH

1 the Chief of the Forest Service, United States Department

2 of Agriculture.

Æ