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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 507
To declare that the United States holds certain public domain lands in 
trust for the Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Santa Clara. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2003
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To declare that the United States holds certain public do-
main lands in trust for the Pueblos of San Ildefonso 
and Santa Clara.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF LANDS INTO TRUST FOR PUEB-
LOS OF SAN ILDEFONSO AND SANTA CLARA, 
NEW MEXICO. 
(a) LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR PUEBLO OF SANTA 
CLARA.—All right, title, and interest of the United States 
in the lands described in subsection (b), including all im-
provements thereon and appurtenances thereto and rights 
to all minerals, including oil and gas, are hereby declared
to be held by the United States in trust for the Pueblo 
of Santa Clara. 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The lands referred to in 
subsection (a) consist of approximately 2,484 acres of land 
presently under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
Management of the Department of the Interior situated 
within Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and are more par-
ticularly described as follows: 
That portion of Section 22, Township 20 
North, Range 7 East, New Mexico Principal Merid-
ian, that is north of the line established in accord-
ance with the provisions of Section 2(a) of this Act. 
South half of Section 23, Township 20 North, 
Range 7 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian. 
South half of Section 24, Township 20 North, 
Range 7 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian. 
All of Section 25, Township 20 North, Range 
7 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian, except for 
the 5 acre tract in the Southeast quarter owned by 
San Ildefonso Pueblo. 
That portion of Section 26, Township 20 
North, Range 7 East, New Mexico Principal Merid-
ian, that is north and east of the line established in 
accordance with the provisions of Section 2(a) of 
this Act.
That portion of Section 27, Township 20 
North, Range 7 East, New Mexico Principal Merid-
ian, that is north of the line established in accord-
ance with the provisions of Section 2(a) of this Act. 
That portion of Section 19, Township 20 
North, Range 8 East, New Mexico Principal Merid-
ian, that is not included within the Santa Clara 
Pueblo Grant or the Santa Clara Indian Reserva-
tion. 
That portion of Section 30, Township 20 
North, Range 8 East, New Mexico Principal Merid-
ian, that is not included within the Santa Clara 
Pueblo Grant or the San Ildefonso Grant. 
(c) LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR PUEBLO OF SAN 
ILDEFONSO.—All right, title, and interest of the United 
States in the lands described in subsection (d), including 
all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto and 
rights to all minerals, including oil and gas, are hereby 
declared to be held by the United States in trust for the 
Pueblo of San Ildefonso. 
(d) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The lands referred to in 
subsection (c) consist of approximately 2,000 acres of land 
presently under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
Management of the Department of the Interior situated
within Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico, 
and are more particularly described as follows: 
That portion of Section 22, Township 20 
North, Range 7 East, New Mexico Principal Merid-
ian, that is south of the line established in accord-
ance with the provisions of Section 2 (a) of this Act. 
That portion of Section 26, Township 20 
North, Range 7 East, New Mexico Principal Merid-
ian, that is south and west of the line established in 
accordance with the provisions of Section 2(a) of 
this Act. 
That portion of Section 27, Township 20 
North, Range 7 East, New Mexico Principal Merid-
ian, that is south of the line established in accord-
ance with the provisions of Section 2(a) of this Act. 
All of Section 34, Township 20 North, Range 
7 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian. 
That portion of Section 35, Township 20 
North, Range 7 East, New Mexico Principal Merid-
ian, that is not included within the San Ildefonso 
Pueblo Grant. 
SEC. 2. SURVEY OF BOUNDARY LINE; PUBLICATION OF DE-
SCRIPTION IN FEDERAL REGISTER. 
(a) SURVEY OF BOUNDARY LINE.—In order to accu-
rately establish on the ground the boundary of the lands
declared to be held in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara 
and the boundary of the lands declared to be held in trust 
for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso as described in section 
1 of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall, by the date 
that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
cause a survey to be conducted by the Office of Cadastral 
Survey of the Bureau of Land Management of the bound-
ary lines established under the provisions of the Agree-
ment to Affirm Boundary Between Pueblo of Santa Clara 
and Pueblo of San Ildefonso Aboriginal Lands Within 
Garcia Canyon Tract, that was executed on December 20, 
2000, by the respective Governors of the two Pueblos, 
which survey shall be undertaken in accordance with the 
provisions of such Agreement. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF LAND DESCRIPTIONS IN FED-
ERAL REGISTER.—Upon completion of the survey de-
scribed in subsection (a), and its acceptance by the respec-
tive Governors of the 2 Pueblos, the Secretary shall cause 
the full metes and bounds description of the lines thus
established, together with a full and accurate description 
of the lands declared to be held in trust for each Pueblo 
by Section 1 of this Act, respectively, to be published in 
the Federal Register, and such descriptions shall, upon 
their publication, constitute the official descriptions of the 
lands transferred into trust hereunder. In preparing such
publication, the Secretary is authorized to correct any 
technical errors in the legal descriptions contained in this 
Act, so as to make the descriptions of the lands declared 
to be held in trust for the two Pueblos consistent with 
the terms of the Agreement described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS DECLARED TO BE 
HELD IN TRUST. 
Upon the enactment of this Act, and subject to the 
other provisions of this Act, the lands described in section 
1(b) are hereby declared to be part of the Pueblo of Santa 
Clara’s reservation and the lands described in section 1(d) 
are hereby declared to be part of the Pueblo of San 
Ildefonso’s reservation. All lands described in Section 1 
shall be administered in accordance with the laws and 
rules of law generally applicable to property held in trust 
by the United States for Indian tribes. 
SEC. 4. VALID EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED. 
Nothing in this Act shall deprive any person (other 
than the United States) of any legal existing right-of-way, 
lease, permit, mining claim, grazing permit, water right, 
or any other right or interest which such person may have 
in any of the trust lands within the purview of this Act 
on the date preceding the date of enactment of this Act. 
No existing right or claim of either Pueblo to any lands 
or interest in lands based upon Aboriginal or Indian title
shall be enlarged, impaired or otherwise affected by this 
Act. 
SEC. 5. LANDS SUBJECT TO SECTION 17 OF PUEBLO LANDS 
ACT. 
The lands described in section 1, and all lands owned 
or acquired by the Pueblo of Santa Clara within the Santa 
Clara Pueblo Grant, and all lands owned or acquired by 
the Pueblo of San Ildefonso within the San Ildefonso 
Pueblo Grant, shall be fully subject to the provisions of 
Section 17 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 641; com-
monly referred to as the ‘‘Pueblo Lands Act’’). 
SEC. 6. USE OF LANDS. 
Land conveyed under this Act may only be used for 
traditional and customary uses or stewardship conserva-
tion for the benefit of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso or the 
Pueblo of Sanat Clara for whom the land is held in trust. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall work with the Pueblos 
to develop appropriate criteria for use of the land to en-
sure that the land is preserved for traditional and cus-
tomary uses or stewardship conservation. 
SEC. 7. WATER. 
Nothing in this Act shall constitute or be construed 
to constitute—
(1) an express or implied reservation of water 
or water rights with respect to the land conveyed 
under this Act; or 
(2) a creation, recognition, disclaimer, relin-
quishment, or reduction of any water rights of Pueb-
lo of San Ildefonso or the Pueblo Santa Clara exist-
ing prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
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