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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5721 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest 

System land in the State of New Mexico. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2018 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain 

National Forest System land in the State 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Village of Santa Clara 

5 Conveyance Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Village of Santa Clara Conveyance Act 2018’’ 

10 and dated February 21, 2018. 


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

2 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

3 Chief of the Forest Service. 

4 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS TO 

5 THE VILLAGE OF SANTA CLARA, NEW MEX6 ICO. 

7 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to the provi8 sions of this Act, if the Village of Santa Clara, New Mex9 ico, submits to the Secretary a written request for convey10 ance, the Secretary shall convey to the Village of Santa 

11 Clara all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

12 and to approximately 1,520 acres of National Forest Sys13 tem land, as generally depicted on the map. 

14 (b) MAP.— 

15 (1) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

16 kept on file and available for public inspection in the 

17 appropriate office of the Forest Service. 

18 (2) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Secretary 

19 may correct minor errors in the map. 

20 (c) CONSIDERATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the con22 veyance of land under subsection (a), the Village of 

23 Santa Clara shall pay to the Secretary an amount 

24 equal to the market value of the land, as determined 

25 by the appraisal under subsection (g). 


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1 (2) INSTALLMENTS.—The amount described in 

2 paragraph (1) may be paid in periodic installments 

3 to the Secretary. 

4 (3) PARCEL CONVEYANCES.—Upon receipt of 

5 an installment pursuant to paragraph (2), the Sec6 retary shall convey to the Village of Santa Clara all 

7 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

8 to a parcel of the land described subsection (a) that 

9 is equal in value to such installment and identified 

10 by the Village of Santa Clara at the time such in11 stallment is paid. 

12 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 

13 under subsection (a) shall be— 

14 (1) subject to valid existing rights; 

15 (2) made by quitclaim deed; 

16 (3) subject to the reservation by the Secretary 

17 of an access easement over and across Fort Bayard 

18 Road; and 

19 (4) subject to any other terms and conditions 

20 as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 

21 interests of the United States. 

22 (e) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition for the 

23 conveyance under subsection (a) and in addition to the 

24 consideration paid under subsection (c), the Village of 


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1 Santa Clara shall pay for all costs associated with the con2 veyance, including for— 

3 (1) the land survey under subsection (f); 

4 (2) any environmental analysis and resource 

5 surveys determined necessary by Federal law; and 

6 (3) the appraisal under subsection (g). 

7 (f) SURVEY.—The actual acreage and legal descrip8 tion of the National Forest System land to be conveyed 

9 under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis10 factory to the Secretary; notwithstanding section 7 of title 

11 43, United States Code, the Secretary is authorized to per12 form and approve any required cadastral surveys. 

13 (g) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall complete an ap14 praisal of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) 

15 in accordance with— 

16 (1) the ‘‘Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed17 eral Land Acquisitions’’; and 

18 (2) the ‘‘Uniform Standards of Professional Ap19 praisal Practice’’. 

20 (h) DEPOSIT AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—All funds re21 ceived under subsection (c) shall be deposited into the ac22 count for, and treated as, excess funds under section 

23 604(e) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 

24 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(e)). 

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