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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1193 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 

2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian 

Pueblos 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Albuquerque Indian 

3 School Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) 19 PUEBLOS.—The term ‘‘19 Pueblos’’ 

7 means the New Mexico Indian Pueblos of— 

8 (A) Acoma; 

9 (B) Cochiti; 

10 (C) Isleta; 

11 (D) Jemez; 

12 (E) Laguna; 

13 (F) Nambe; 

14 (G) Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan); 

15 (H) Picuris; 

16 (I) Pojoaque; 

17 (J) San Felipe; 

18 (K) San Ildefonso; 

19 (L) Sandia; 

20 (M) Santa Ana; 

21 (N) Santa Clara; 

22 (O) Santo Domingo; 

23 (P) Taos; 

24 (Q) Tesuque; 

25 (R) Zia; and 

26 (S) Zuni. 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior (or a designee). 

3 (3) SURVEY.—The term ‘‘survey’’ means the 

4 survey plat entitled ‘‘Department of the Interior, 

5 Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Pueblos Agency, 

6 BIA Property Survey’’ (prepared by John Paisano, 

7 Jr., Registered Land Surveyor Certificate No. 

8 5708), and dated March 7, 1977. 

9 SEC. 3. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF 19 

10 PUEBLOS. 

11 (a) ACTION BY SECRETARY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take 

13 into trust all right, title, and interest of the United 

14 States in and to the land described in subsection (b) 

15 (including any improvements and appurtenances to 

16 the land) for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos. 

17 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall— 

18 (A) take such action as the Secretary de19 termines to be necessary to document the trans20 fer under paragraph (1); and 

21 (B) appropriately assign each applicable 

22 private and municipal utility and service right 

23 or agreement. 

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

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1 bined acreage of which is approximately 18.3 acres, that 

2 were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School, 

3 more particularly described as follows: 

4 (1) TRACT B.—The approximately 5.9211 acres 

5 located in sec. 7 and sec. 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., 

6 of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in the city of 

7 Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the sur8 vey. 

9 (2) TRACT D.—The approximately 12.3835 

10 acres located in sec. 7 and sec. 8 of T. 10 N., R. 

11 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in the 

12 city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on 

13 the survey. 

14 (c) SURVEY.—The Secretary may make minor correc15 tions to the survey and legal description of the Federal 

16 land described in subsection (b) as the Secretary deter17 mines to be necessary to correct clerical, typographical, 

18 and surveying errors. 

19 (d) USE OF LAND.—The land taken into trust under 

20 subsection (a) shall be used for the educational, health, 

21 cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 

22 Pueblos. 

23 (e) LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS.—The land taken 

24 into trust under subsection (a) shall remain subject to any 

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1 tion, easement of record, or utility service agreement in 

2 effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 4. EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

5 this section, land taken into trust under section 3(a) shall 

6 be subject to Federal laws relating to Indian land. 

7 (b) GAMING.—No gaming activity (within the mean8 ing of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 

9 et seq.)) shall be carried out on land taken into trust 

10 under section 3(a). 

Passed the Senate September 22 (legislative day, 

September 17), 2008. 

Attest: NANCY ERICKSON, 

Secretary. 


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