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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7152 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the San Felipe 
Pueblo certain Federal land in Sandoval County, New Mexico, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
San Felipe Pueblo certain Federal land in Sandoval 
County, New Mexico, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 7,167 acres of land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management des-
ignated as ‘‘Proposed Conveyance—San Felipe 
Pueblo’’ on the map. 
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(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Ball Ranch ACEC & Additional BLM Land’’ 
and dated October 26, 2018. 
(3) PUEBLO.—The term ‘‘Pueblo’’ means the 
San Felipe Pueblo in Sandoval County, New Mexico. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO SAN FELIPE PUEBLO. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives a request from the Pueblo to convey, for no consid-
eration, all of the Federal land (including mineral rights), 
subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding the 
land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary shall convey to the 
Pueblo all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the Federal land. 
(b) EASEMENTS.—The conveyance under subsection 
(a) shall be subject to the following conditions which shall 
be part of the deed for the conveyed Federal land: 
(1) Perpetual easements shall allow for the fol-
lowing access roads on the Federal land to the same 
extent as such access roads exist on the date of the 
enactment of this Act: 
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(A) An access road of approximately 2.4 
miles to the ‘‘Hamaatsa’’ inholding. 
(B) An access road of approximately 1.8 
miles to the ‘‘Baca Family’’ inholding. 
(2) Subject to agreement with the Pueblo, a 
perpetual easement to allow federally recognized In-
dian Tribes to access and be on the conveyed Fed-
eral land in order to access cultural sites and for 
cultural and religious practices on the Federal land. 
(3) A requirement that the Pueblo maintain the 
access roads referred to in paragraph (1) to the 
same engineering standards that the Bureau of 
Land Management was required to maintain such 
roads on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) GRAZING.—If Federal land is subject to a lease, 
permit, or contract for the grazing of domestic livestock 
in effect on the date of the conveyance of the Federal land 
under this Act, the grazing may, at the discretion of the 
Pueblo, continue for the remainder of the term of the 
lease, permit, or contract, subject to the related terms and 
conditions of user agreements, including permitted stock-
ing rates, grazing fee levels, access, and ownership and 
use of range improvements. 
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(d) COSTS.—The United States shall pay all costs of 
the conveyance under subsection (a). 
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