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Calendar No. 631 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 776 

[Report No. 113–291] 

To establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in the State of New Mexico, 

to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest 

System land in the State, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 22, 2013 

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. HEINRICH) introduced the 

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

DECEMBER 10, 2014 

Reported by Ms. LANDRIEU, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in the State 

of New Mexico, to provide for the conveyance of certain 

parcels of National Forest System land in the State, 

and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 

PRESERVATION SYSTEM 

Sec. 101. Designation of the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness. 

Sec. 102. Wheeler Peak Wilderness boundary modification. 

Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—LAND CONVEYANCES AND SALES 

Sec. 201. Town of Red River land conveyance. 

Sec. 202. Village of Taos Ski Valley land conveyance. 

Sec. 203. Authorization of sale of certain National Forest System land. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) RED RIVER CONVEYANCE MAP.—The term 

9 ‘‘Red River Conveyance Map’’ means the map enti10 tled ‘‘Town of Red River Town Site Act Proposal’’ 

11 and dated April 19, 2012. 

12 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

14 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

15 of New Mexico. 

16 (4) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town 

17 of Red River, New Mexico. 

18 (5) VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Village’’ means the 

19 village of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico. 


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1 (6) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 

2 means the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness designated 

3 by section 101(a). 

4 (7) WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘Wilderness 

5 Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Columbine-Hondo, 

6 Wheeler Peak Wilderness’’ and dated April 25, 

7 2012. 

8 TITLE I—ADDITION TO THE NA9 TIONAL WILDERNESS PRES10 ERVATION SYSTEM 

11 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF THE COLUMBINE-HONDO WIL12 DERNESS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness 

14 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 45,000 

15 acres of land in the Carson National Forest in the State, 

16 as generally depicted on the Wilderness Map, is designated 

17 as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilder18 ness Preservation System, which shall be known as the 

19 ‘‘Columbine-Hondo Wilderness’’. 

20 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

21 the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in 

22 accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that 

24 Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered 

25 to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER2 ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land that is with3 in the boundary of the Wilderness that is acquired by the 

4 United States shall— 

5 (1) become part of the Wilderness; and 

6 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

7 (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

8 seq.); 

9 (B) this section; and 

10 (C) any other applicable laws. 

11 (d) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the Wilder12 ness, where established before the date of enactment of 

13 this Act, shall be administered in accordance with— 

14 (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

16 (2) the guidelines set forth in the report of the 

17 Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

18 House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 

19 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 

20 (e) COLUMBINE-HONDO WILDERNESS STUDY

21 AREA.— 

22 (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for pur23 poses of section 103(a)(2) of Public Law 96–550 

24 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 94 Stat. 3223), any Federal 

25 land in the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study 


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1 Area administered by the Forest Service that is not 

2 designated as wilderness by subsection (a) has been 

3 adequately reviewed for wilderness designation. 

4 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal land de5 scribed in paragraph (1) is no longer subject to sub6 sections (a)(2) and (b) of section 103 of Public Law 

7 96–550 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 94 Stat. 3223). 

8 (f) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of the Wil12 derness. 

13 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de14 scriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

15 the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 

16 except that the Secretary may correct errors in the 

17 maps and legal descriptions. 

18 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

19 legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) 

20 shall be on file and available for public inspection in 

21 the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 

22 (g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af23 fects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 

24 wildlife located on public land in the State, except that 

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1 partment of Game and Fish, may designate zones in 

2 which, and establish periods during which, hunting or fish3 ing shall not be allowed for reasons of public safety, ad4 ministration, the protection for nongame species and asso5 ciated habitats, or public use and enjoyment. 

6 (h) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

7 the Federal land described in subsections (a) and (e)(1) 

8 and any land or interest in land that is acquired by the 

9 United States in the Wilderness after the date of enact10 ment of this Act is withdrawn from— 

11 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

12 public land laws; 

13 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

14 laws; and 

15 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

16 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

17 SEC. 102. WHEELER PEAK WILDERNESS BOUNDARY MODI18 FICATION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Wheeler 

20 Peak Wilderness in the State is modified as generally de21 picted in the Wilderness Map. 

22 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

23 any Federal land added to or excluded from the boundary 

24 of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness under subsection (a) is 

25 withdrawn from— 


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1 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

2 public land laws; 

3 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

4 laws; and 

5 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

6 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

7 SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

9 as are necessary to carry out this title. 

10 TITLE II—LAND CONVEYANCES 

11 AND SALES 

12 SEC. 201. TOWN OF RED RIVER LAND CONVEYANCE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 

14 section, the Secretary shall convey to the Town, without 

15 consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and 

16 interest of the United States in and to the one or more 

17 parcels of Federal land described in subsection (b) for 

18 which the Town submits a request to the Secretary by the 

19 date that is not later than 1 year after the date of enact20 ment of this Act. 

21 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of Federal 

22 land referred to in subsection (a) are the parcels of Na23 tional Forest System land (including any improvements to 

24 the land) in Taos County, New Mexico, that are identified 


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1 as ‘‘Parcel 1’’, ‘‘Parcel 2’’, ‘‘Parcel 3’’, and ‘‘Parcel 4’’ 

2 on the Red River Conveyance Map. 

3 (c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection 

4 (a) shall be subject to— 

5 (1) valid existing rights; 

6 (2) public rights-of-way through ‘‘Parcel 1’’, 

7 ‘‘Parcel 3’’, and ‘‘Parcel 4’’; 

8 (3) an administrative right-of-way through 

9 ‘‘Parcel 2’’ reserved to the United States; and 

10 (4) such additional terms and conditions as the 

11 Secretary may require. 

12 (d) USE OF LAND.—As a condition of the conveyance 

13 under subsection (a), the Town shall use— 

14 (1) ‘‘Parcel 1’’ for a wastewater treatment 

15 plant; 

16 (2) ‘‘Parcel 2’’ for a cemetery; 

17 (3) ‘‘Parcel 3’’ for a public park; and 

18 (4) ‘‘Parcel 4’’ for a public road. 

19 (e) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to the Town 

20 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide that any 

21 parcel of Federal land conveyed to the Town under sub22 section (a) shall revert to the Secretary, at the election 

23 of the Secretary, if the parcel of Federal land is used for 

24 a purpose other than the purpose for which the parcel was 

25 conveyed, as required under subsection (d). 


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1 (f) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

2 (1) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de3 scription of the National Forest System land con4 veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a 

5 survey approved by the Secretary. 

6 (2) COSTS.—The Town shall pay the reasonable 

7 survey and other administrative costs associated 

8 with the conveyance. 

9 SEC. 202. VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY LAND CONVEY10 ANCE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 

12 section, the Secretary shall convey to the Village, without 

13 consideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and 

14 interest of the United States in and to the parcel of Fed15 eral land described in subsection (b) for which the Village 

16 submits a request to the Secretary by the date that is not 

17 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of Federal 

19 land referred to in subsection (a) is the parcel comprising 

20 approximately 4.6 acres of National Forest System land 

21 (including any improvements to the land) in Taos County 

22 generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 1’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Vil23 lage of Taos Ski Valley Town Site Act Proposal’’ and 

24 dated April 19, 2012. 


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1 (c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection 

2 (a) shall be subject to— 

3 (1) valid existing rights; 

4 (2) an administrative right-of-way through the 

5 parcel of Federal land described in subsection (b) re6 served to the United States; and 

7 (3) such additional terms and conditions as the 

8 Secretary may require. 

9 (d) USE OF LAND.—As a condition of the conveyance 

10 under subsection (a), the Village shall use the parcel of 

11 Federal land described in subsection (b) for a wastewater 

12 treatment plant. 

13 (e) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to the Vil14 lage, the Secretary shall provide that the parcel of Federal 

15 land conveyed to the Village under subsection (a) shall re16 vert to the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if 

17 the parcel of Federal land is used for a purpose other than 

18 the purpose for which the parcel was conveyed, as de19 scribed in subsection (d). 

20 (f) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

21 (1) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de22 scription of the National Forest System land con23 veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a 

24 survey approved by the Secretary. 


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1 (2) COSTS.—The Village shall pay the reason2 able survey and other administrative costs associated 

3 with the conveyance. 

4 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF SALE OF CERTAIN NATIONAL 

5 FOREST SYSTEM LAND. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 

7 section and in exchange for consideration in an amount 

8 that is equal to the fair market value of the applicable 

9 parcel of National Forest System land, the Secretary may 

10 convey— 

11 (1) to the holder of the permit numbered 

12 ‘‘QUE302101’’ for use of the parcel, the parcel of 

13 National Forest System land comprising approxi14 mately 0.2 acres that is generally depicted as ‘‘Par15 cel 5’’ on the Red River Conveyance Map; and 

16 (2) to the owner of the private property adja17 cent to the parcel, the parcel of National Forest Sys18 tem land comprising approximately 0.1 acres that is 

19 generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 6’’ on the Red River 

20 Conveyance Map. 

21 (b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts re22 ceived by the Secretary as consideration for a conveyance 

23 under subsection (a) shall be— 


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1 (1) deposited in the fund established under 

2 Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk 

3 Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and 

4 (2) available to the Secretary, without further 

5 appropriation and until expended, for the acquisition 

6 of land or interests in land in the Carson National 

7 Forest. 

8 (c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection 

9 (a) shall be subject to— 

10 (1) valid existing rights; and 

11 (2) such additional terms and conditions as the 

12 Secretary may require. 

13 (d) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

14 (1) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de15 scription of the National Forest System land con16 veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a 

17 survey approved by the Secretary. 

18 (2) COSTS.—The reasonable survey and other 

19 administrative costs associated with the conveyance 

20 shall be paid by the holder of the permit or the 

21 owner of the private property, as applicable. 

22 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

23 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Col24 umbine-Hondo Wilderness Act’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 

PRESERVATION SYSTEM 

Sec. 101. Designation of the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness. 

Sec. 102. Wheeler Peak Wilderness boundary modification. 

TITLE II—LAND CONVEYANCES AND SALES 

Sec. 201. Town of Red River land conveyance. 

Sec. 202. Village of Taos Ski Valley land conveyance. 

Sec. 203. Authorization of sale of certain National Forest System land. 

3 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) RED RIVER CONVEYANCE MAP.—The term 

6 ‘‘Red River Conveyance Map’’ means the map entitled 

7 ‘‘Town of Red River Town Site Act Proposal’’ and 

8 dated April 19, 2012. 

9 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

11 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

12 of New Mexico. 

13 (4) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town of 

14 Red River, New Mexico. 

15 (5) VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Village’’ means the vil16 lage of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico. 

17 (6) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilderness’’ 

18 means the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness designated 

19 by section 101(a). 


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1 (7) WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘Wilderness 

2 Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Columbine-Hondo, 

3 Wheeler Peak Wilderness’’ and dated April 25, 2012. 

4 TITLE I—ADDITION TO THE NA5 TIONAL WILDERNESS PRES6 ERVATION SYSTEM 

7 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF THE COLUMBINE-HONDO WIL8 DERNESS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wilderness 

10 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 45,000 

11 acres of land in the Carson National Forest in the State, 

12 as generally depicted on the Wilderness Map, is designated 

13 as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilder14 ness Preservation System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Col15 umbine-Hondo Wilderness’’. 

16 (b) MANAGEMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

18 rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the 

19 Secretary in accordance with this Act and the Wilder20 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any ref21 erence in that Act to the effective date of that Act 

22 shall be considered to be a reference to the date of en23 actment of this Act. 

24 (2) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend 

2 for the designation of the Wilderness to create a 

3 protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

4 Wilderness. 

5 (B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

6 that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen 

7 or heard from areas within the Wilderness shall 

8 not preclude the conduct of the activities or uses 

9 outside the boundary of the Wilderness. 

10 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER11 ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land that is within 

12 the boundary of the Wilderness that is acquired by the 

13 United States shall— 

14 (1) become part of the Wilderness; and 

15 (2) be managed in accordance with— 

16 (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

17 seq.); 

18 (B) this section; and 

19 (C) any other applicable laws. 

20 (d) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, 

21 where established before the date of enactment of this Act, 

22 shall be allowed to continue in accordance with— 

23 (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

24 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 


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1 (2) the guidelines set forth in the report of the 

2 Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

3 House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of 

4 the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 

5 (e) COLUMBINE-HONDO WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 

6 (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes 

7 of section 103(a)(2) of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C. 

8 1132 note; 94 Stat. 3223), any Federal land in the 

9 Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area adminis10 tered by the Forest Service that is not designated as 

11 wilderness by subsection (a) has been adequately re12 viewed for wilderness designation. 

13 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal land described 

14 in paragraph (1) is no longer subject to subsections 

15 (a)(2) and (b) of section 103 of Public Law 96–550 

16 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 94 Stat. 3223). 

17 (f) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

20 prepare maps and legal descriptions of the Wilder21 ness. 

22 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de23 scriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

24 the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 


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1 except that the Secretary may correct errors in the 

2 maps and legal descriptions. 

3 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal 

4 descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be 

5 on file and available for public inspection in the ap6 propriate offices of the Forest Service. 

7 (g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section affects 

9 the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 

10 wildlife located on public land in the State, except 

11 that the Secretary may designate areas in which, and 

12 establish periods during which, for reasons of public 

13 safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 

14 laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be per15 mitted in the Wilderness. 

16 (2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, the 

17 Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State 

18 agency and notify the public before taking any action 

19 under paragraph (1). 

20 (h) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

21 the Federal land described in subsections (a) and (e)(1) and 

22 any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United 

23 States in the Wilderness after the date of enactment of this 

24 Act is withdrawn from— 


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1 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

2 public land laws; 

3 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

4 laws; and 

5 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

6 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

7 SEC. 102. WHEELER PEAK WILDERNESS BOUNDARY MODI8 FICATION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Wheeler Peak 

10 Wilderness in the State is modified as generally depicted 

11 in the Wilderness Map. 

12 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

13 any Federal land added to or excluded from the boundary 

14 of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness under subsection (a) is with15 drawn from— 

16 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

17 public land laws; 

18 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

19 laws; and 

20 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

21 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 


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1 TITLE II—LAND CONVEYANCES 

2 AND SALES 

3 SEC. 201. TOWN OF RED RIVER LAND CONVEYANCE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this sec5 tion, the Secretary shall convey to the Town, without con6 sideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and inter7 est of the United States in and to the one or more parcels 

8 of Federal land described in subsection (b) for which the 

9 Town submits a request to the Secretary by the date that 

10 is not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

11 Act. 

12 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of Federal 

13 land referred to in subsection (a) are the parcels of National 

14 Forest System land (including any improvements to the 

15 land) in Taos County, New Mexico, that are identified as 

16 ‘‘Parcel 1’’, ‘‘Parcel 2’’, ‘‘Parcel 3’’, and ‘‘Parcel 4’’ on the 

17 Red River Conveyance Map. 

18 (c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection 

19 (a) shall be subject to— 

20 (1) valid existing rights; 

21 (2) public rights-of-way through ‘‘Parcel 1’’, 

22 ‘‘Parcel 3’’, and ‘‘Parcel 4’’; 

23 (3) an administrative right-of-way through 

24 ‘‘Parcel 2’’ reserved to the United States; and 


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1 (4) such additional terms and conditions as the 

2 Secretary may require. 

3 (d) USE OF LAND.—As a condition of the conveyance 

4 under subsection (a), the Town shall use— 

5 (1) ‘‘Parcel 1’’ for a wastewater treatment plant; 

6 (2) ‘‘Parcel 2’’ for a cemetery; 

7 (3) ‘‘Parcel 3’’ for a public park; and 

8 (4) ‘‘Parcel 4’’ for a public road. 

9 (e) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to the Town 

10 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide that any 

11 parcel of Federal land conveyed to the Town under sub12 section (a) shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of 

13 the Secretary, if the parcel of Federal land is used for a 

14 purpose other than the purpose for which the parcel was 

15 conveyed, as required under subsection (d). 

16 (f) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

17 (1) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de18 scription of the National Forest System land conveyed 

19 under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 

20 approved by the Secretary. 

21 (2) COSTS.—The Town shall pay the reasonable 

22 survey and other administrative costs associated with 

23 the conveyance. 


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1 SEC. 202. VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY LAND CONVEY2 ANCE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this sec4 tion, the Secretary shall convey to the Village, without con5 sideration and by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and inter6 est of the United States in and to the parcel of Federal land 

7 described in subsection (b) for which the Village submits 

8 a request to the Secretary by the date that is not later than 

9 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

10 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of Federal 

11 land referred to in subsection (a) is the parcel comprising 

12 approximately 4.6 acres of National Forest System land 

13 (including any improvements to the land) in Taos County 

14 generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 1’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Vil15 lage of Taos Ski Valley Town Site Act Proposal’’ and dated 

16 April 19, 2012. 

17 (c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection 

18 (a) shall be subject to— 

19 (1) valid existing rights; 

20 (2) an administrative right-of-way through the 

21 parcel of Federal land described in subsection (b) re22 served to the United States; and 

23 (3) such additional terms and conditions as the 

24 Secretary may require. 

25 (d) USE OF LAND.—As a condition of the conveyance 

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1 eral land described in subsection (b) for a wastewater treat2 ment plant. 

3 (e) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to the Village, 

4 the Secretary shall provide that the parcel of Federal land 

5 conveyed to the Village under subsection (a) shall revert to 

6 the Secretary, at the election of the Secretary, if the parcel 

7 of Federal land is used for a purpose other than the purpose 

8 for which the parcel was conveyed, as described in sub9 section (d). 

10 (f) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

11 (1) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de12 scription of the National Forest System land conveyed 

13 under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 

14 approved by the Secretary. 

15 (2) COSTS.—The Village shall pay the reasonable 

16 survey and other administrative costs associated with 

17 the conveyance. 

18 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF SALE OF CERTAIN NATIONAL 

19 FOREST SYSTEM LAND. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this sec21 tion and in exchange for consideration in an amount that 

22 is equal to the fair market value of the applicable parcel 

23 of National Forest System land, the Secretary may con24 vey— 


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1 (1) to the holder of the permit numbered 

2 ‘‘QUE302101’’ for use of the parcel, the parcel of Na3 tional Forest System land comprising approximately 

4 0.2 acres that is generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 5’’ on 

5 the Red River Conveyance Map; and 

6 (2) to the owner of the private property adjacent 

7 to the parcel, the parcel of National Forest System 

8 land comprising approximately 0.1 acres that is gen9 erally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 6’’ on the Red River Con10 veyance Map. 

11 (b) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts re12 ceived by the Secretary as consideration for a conveyance 

13 under subsection (a) shall be— 

14 (1) deposited in the fund established under Pub15 lic Law 90–171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) 

16 (16 U.S.C. 484a); and 

17 (2) available to the Secretary, without further 

18 appropriation and until expended, for the acquisition 

19 of land or interests in land in Region 3 of the Forest 

20 Service. 

21 (c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection 

22 (a) shall be subject to— 

23 (1) valid existing rights; and 

24 (2) such additional terms and conditions as the 

25 Secretary may require. 


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1 (d) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

2 (1) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de3 scription of the National Forest System land conveyed 

4 under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 

5 approved by the Secretary. 

6 (2) COSTS.—The reasonable survey and other ad7 ministrative costs associated with the conveyance 

8 shall be paid by the holder of the permit or the owner 

9 of the private property, as applicable. 


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Calendar No. 631 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 776 

[Report No. 113–291] 

A BILL 

To establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in 

System land in the State, and for other purposes. veyance of certain parcels of National Forest the State of New Mexico, to provide for the conDECEMBER 10, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 


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