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Calendar No. 653 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1939 

[Report No. 110–301] 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Santa Fe National 

Forest, New Mexico. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2007 

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

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

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Santa 

Fe National Forest, 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 ‘‘Santa Fe National 

5 Forest Title Claim Resolution Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) CLAIM.—The term ‘‘Claim’’ means a claim 

4 of the Claimants against the United States under— 

5 (A) the administrative adjudication of Ra6 mona and Boyd Lawson, IBLA 97–459, 

7 NMNM–96160, 159 IBLA 184 (June 4, 2003); 

8 or 

9 (B) section 316 of the Federal Land Policy 

10 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

11 1746). of the Claimants to any right, title, or 

12 interest in any land located in lot 10, sec. 22, T. 

13 18 N., R. 12 E., New Mexico Principal Merid14 ian, San Miguel County, New Mexico, except as 

15 provided in section (3)(a). 

16 (2) CLAIMANTS.—The term ‘‘Claimants’’ means 

17 Ramona Lawson and Boyd Lawson. 

18 (3) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

19 means a parcel of National Forest System land in 

20 the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, that 

21 is— 

22 (A) a portion of the land occupied by im23 provements that is referred to in the adminis24 trative adjudication described in paragraph 

25 (1)(A); 


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1 (B) comprised of approximately 6.20 acres 

2 of land; 

3 (C) in lot 10, sec. 22, T. 18 N., R. 12 E., 

4 New Mexico Principal Meridian, San Miguel 

5 County, New Mexico; and 

6 (D) described and delineated in the survey. 

7 (3) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

8 means a parcel of National Forest System land in the 

9 Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, that is— 

10 (A) comprised of approximately 6.20 acres 

11 of land; and 

12 (B) described and delineated in the survey. 

13 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

14 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

15 Forest Service Regional Forester, Southwestern Re16 gion. 

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

18 survey plat entitled ‘‘Boundary Survey and Con19 servation Easement Plat’’, prepared by Chris A. 

20 Chavez, Land Surveyor, Forest Service, 

21 NMPLS#12793, and recorded on February 27, 

22 2007, at book 55, page 93, of the land records of 

23 San Miguel County, New Mexico. 


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1 SEC. 3. SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST LAND CONVEYANCE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, except as 

3 provided in paragraph (1) and subject to valid existing 

4 rights, convey and quitclaim to the Claimants all right, 

5 title, and interest of the United States in and to the Fed6 eral land in exchange for— 

7 (1) the grant by the Claimants to the United 

8 States of a scenic easement to the Federal land 

9 that— 

10 (A) protects the purposes for which the 

11 Federal land was designated under the Wild 

12 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.); 

13 and 

14 (B) is determined to be acceptable by the 

15 Secretary; and 

16 (2) a release of the United States by the Claim17 ants of— 

18 (A) the Claim; and 

19 (B) any additional related claims of the 

20 Claimants against the United States. 

21 (b) SURVEY.—The Secretary, with the approval of 

22 the Claimants, may make minor corrections to the survey 

23 and legal description of the Federal land to correct cler24 ical, typographical, and surveying errors. 


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1 (c) SATISFACTION OF CLAIM.—The conveyance of 

2 Federal land under subsection (a) shall constitute a full 

3 satisfaction of the Claim. 


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Calendar No. 653 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1939 

[Report No. 110

–301] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the 

Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported with amendments 


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