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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1509

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 27), 1993

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

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

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,
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1 48 Stat. 108), as amended by Public Law 91–550 (84

2 Stat. 1437).

3 (b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land re4 ferred to in subsection (a) is a parcel of land situated with5 in sections 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 27 North, Range

6 14 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian, within the

7 Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area, Carson National Forest,

8 Taos County, New Mexico, being more particularly de9 scribed as follows:

10 Beginning at the Northeast Corner of Taos

11 Pueblo Tract C; whence the U.S.C. & G.S. tri12 angulation station ‘‘WHEELER’’ bears N.

13 02°36′30′′ W., 3,374.58 feet; thence S. 33°03′00′′

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

15 Taos Pueblo Tract C; thence descending to the Rio

16 Lucaro Drainage S. 78°10′00′′ E., 61.38 feet to

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

18 13; thence S. 21°43′00′′ E., 665.94 feet to A.P. 12;

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 thence S. 05°14′00′′ E., 694.32 feet to A.P. 5;
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1 thence S. 14°23′00′′ W., 778.80 feet to A.P. 4;

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

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

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

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

6 the Easterly Boundary of Antonio Martinez Grant;

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

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

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

10 78; thence S. 07°09′00′′ W., 341.88 feet to M.C. 77;

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

12 thence S. 22°34′00′′ W., 217.14 feet to M.C. 75;

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

14 the Antonio Martinez Grant at which point leave the

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

16 114.00 feet along the Rio Lucaro; thence S.

17 28°41′00′′ W., 142.00 feet; thence S. 00°02′00′′ E.,

18 215.00 feet along the Rio Lucaro at which point

19 leave the Lucaro Canyon and ascend easterly along

20 the National Forest and Taos Pueblo Indian Res21 ervation Boundary; thence N. 89°24′00′′ E.,

22 4,837.00 feet to a ridge top; thence N. 05°01′34′′

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

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

25 36°13′34′′ E., 315.00 feet; thence N. 86°30′34′′ E.,
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1 638.00 feet to top of a peak; thence N. 33°58′26′′

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

3 05°32′26′′ W., 990.00 feet to top of Lew Wallace

4 Peak; thence N. 39°34′26′′ W., 1,238.00 feet along

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

6 continuing along ridge top between National Forest

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

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

9 49°37′26′′ W., 812.00 feet along ridge top; thence

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

11 16°35′26′′ W., 594.00 feet to top of Old Mike Peak;

12 thence N. 61°65′26′′ W., 1,100.00 feet to top of

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

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

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

16 Simpson Peak; thence S. 49°59′16′′ W., 751.37 feet

17 to point of beginning, containing an area of 764.33

18 acres.

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

20 after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture

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

22 Wilderness as modified by subsection (a) with the Com23 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa24 tives and with the Committee on Energy and Natural Re25 sources of the Senate. The map and description shall be
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1 on file and available for public inspection in the Office of

2 the Chief of the Forest Service, United States Department

3 of Agriculture.

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