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(C) to the extent the map and the lan-
guage of this Act conflict, the language of the 
Act controls. 
(e) NO CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.—The United States’ 
right, and interest in or to the Area or any part thereof 
shall not be conveyed to or exchanged with any person, 
trust, or governmental entity, including the Pueblo, with-
out specific authorization of Congress. 
(f) PROHIBITED USES.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no use prohibited by the Wilderness Act 
as of the date of enactment of this Act may occur in the 
Wilderness portion of the Area; nor may any of the fol-
lowing uses occur in any portion of the Area; gaming or 
gambling of any kind, mineral production, timber produc-
tion, and new uses or activities to which the Pueblo objects 
pursuant to section 5(a)(3) of this Act. The Area is closed 
to the location of mining claims under the Mining Law 
of 1872 (30 U.S.C. § 22). 
(g) NO MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES.—Creation 
of the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area shall not 
affect the boundaries of, nor repeal or disestablish the 
Sandia Mountain Wilderness or the Cibola National For-
est. Establishment of the Area does not in any way modify 
the existing boundary of the Pueblo grant.
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SEC. 5. PUEBLO OF SANDIA RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN 
THE AREA. 
(a) GENERAL.—The Pueblo shall have the following 
rights and interests in the Area: 
(1) Free and unrestricted access to the Area for 
traditional and cultural uses to the extent not incon-
sistent with the Wilderness Act and its regulations 
as they exist on the date of enactment of this Act 
and with applicable federal wildlife protection laws 
as provided in section 6(a)(2); 
(2) Perpetual preservation of the Wilderness 
and National Forest character of the Area under 
this Act; 
(3) Rights in the management of the Area as 
set forth in section 7, which include—
(A) the right to consent or withhold con-
sent to new uses; 
(B) the right to consultation regarding 
modified uses; 
(C) the right to consultation regarding the 
management and preservation of the Area; and 
(D) the right to dispute resolution proce-
dures; 
(4) Exclusive authority, in accordance with its 
customs and laws, to administer access to the Area 
for traditional and cultural uses by members of the
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Pueblo and of other federally recognized Indian 
tribes; and 
(5) Such other rights and interests as are enu-
merated and recognized in sections 4, 5(c), 7, 8, and 
9. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(a)(4), access to and use of the Area for all other purposes 
shall continue to be administered by the Secretary through 
the Forest Service. 
(c) COMPENSABLE INTEREST.—
(1) If, by an Act of Congress enacted subse-
quent to the effective date of this Act, Congress di-
minishes the Wilderness and National Forest des-
ignation of the Area by authorizing a use prohibited 
by section 4(f) in all or any portion of the Area, or 
denies the Pueblo access for any traditional and cul-
tural uses in all or any portion of the Area, the 
United States shall compensate the Pueblo as if the 
Pueblo had held a fee title interest in the affected 
portion of the Area and as though the United States 
had acquired such interest by legislative exercise of 
its power of eminent domain, and the restrictions of 
sections 4(f) and 6(a) shall be disregarded in deter-
mining just compensation owed to the Pueblo.
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(2) Any compensation made to the Pueblo pur-
suant to subsection (c)(1) does not in any way affect 
the extinguishment of claims set forth in section 10. 
SEC. 6. LIMITATIONS ON PUEBLO OF SANDIA RIGHTS AND 
INTERESTS IN THE AREA. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.—The Pueblo’s rights and interests 
recognized in this Act do not include—
(1) any right to sell, grant, lease, convey, en-
cumber or exchange lands in the Area, or any right 
or interest therein, and any such conveyance shall 
not have validity in law or equity; 
(2) any exemption from applicable federal wild-
life protection laws;
(3) any right to engage in any activity or use 
prohibited in section 4(f); or 
(4) any right to exclude persons or govern-
mental entities from the Area. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—No person who exercises tradi-
tional and cultural use rights as authorized in section 
5(a)(4) of this Act may be prosecuted for a federal wildlife 
offense requiring proof of a violation of a state law or reg-
ulation. 
SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT OF THE AREA. 
(a) PROCESS.—
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(1) GENERAL.—The Forest Service shall con-
sult with the Pueblo of Sandia not less than twice 
a year, unless otherwise mutually agreed, concerning 
protection, preservation, and management of the 
Area, including proposed new and modified uses and 
activities in the Area and authorizations that are an-
ticipated during the next six months and approved 
in the preceding six months. 
(2) NEW USES AND ACTIVITIES.—
(A) If after consultation the Pueblo of 
Sandia denies its consent for a new use or ac-
tivity within 30 days of the consultation, the 
Forest Service will not be authorized to proceed 
with the activity or use. If the Pueblo consents 
to the new use or activity in writing or fails to 
respond within 30 days, the Forest Service may 
proceed with the notice and comment process 
and the environmental analysis. 
(B) Before the Forest Service signs a 
Record of Decision (ROD) or Decision Notice 
(DN) for a proposed use or activity, the Forest 
Service will again request Pueblo consent within 
30 days of the Pueblo’s receipt of the proposed 
ROD or DN. If the Pueblo refuses to consent, 
the activity or use will not be authorized. If the
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Pueblo fails to respond to the consent request 
within 30 days after the proposed ROD or DN 
is provided to the Pueblo, the Pueblo will be 
deemed to have consented to the proposed ROD 
or DN and the Forest Service may proceed to 
issue the final ROD or DN. 
(3) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.—For proposed new 
and modified uses and activities, the public shall be 
provided notice of—
(A) the purpose and need for the proposed 
action or activity, 
(B) the Pueblo’s role in the decision-mak-
ing process, and 
(C) the Pueblo’s position on the proposal. 
Any person may file an action in the United States 
District Court for the District of New Mexico to 
challenge Forest Service determinations of what con-
stitutes a new or a modified use or activity. 
(b) EMERGENCIES AND EMERGENCY CLOSURE OR-
DERS.—The Forest Service shall retain its existing au-
thorities to manage emergency situations, to provide for 
public safety, and to issue emergency closure orders in the 
Area subject to applicable law. The Forest Service shall 
notify the Pueblo of Sandia regarding emergencies, public 
safety issues, and emergency closure orders as soon as
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possible. Such actions are not subject to the Pueblo’s right 
to withhold consent to new uses in the Area as set forth 
in section 5(a)(3)(i). 
(c) DISPUTES INVOLVING FOREST SERVICE MAN-
AGEMENT AND PUEBLO TRADITIONAL USES.—
(1) GENERAL.—In the event that Forest Serv-
ice management of the Area and Pueblo traditional 
and cultural uses conflict, and the conflict does not 
pertain to new or modified uses subject to the proc-
ess set forth in subsection (a), the process for dis-
pute resolution set forth in this subsection shall take 
effect. 
(2) DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS.—
(A) When there is a dispute between the 
Pueblo and the Forest Service regarding Pueblo 
traditional and cultural use and Forest Service 
management of the Area, the party identifying 
the dispute shall notify the other party in writ-
ing addressed to the Governor of the Pueblo or 
the Regional Forester respectively, setting forth 
the nature of the dispute. The Regional For-
ester or designee and the Governor of the Pueb-
lo or designee shall attempt to resolve the dis-
pute for no less than 30 days after notice has 
been provided before filing an action in United
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States District Court for the District of New 
Mexico. 
(B) DISPUTES
REQUIRING
IMMEDIATE 
RESOLUTION.—In the event of a conflict that 
requires immediate resolution to avoid immi-
nent, substantial and irreparable harm, the 
party alleging such conflict shall notify the 
other party and seek to resolve the dispute 
within 3 days of the date of notification. If the 
parties are unable to resolve the dispute within 
3 days, either party may file an action for im-
mediate relief in the United States District 
Court for the District of New Mexico, and the 
procedural exhaustion requirements set forth 
above shall not apply. 
SEC. 8. JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA. 
(a) CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, jurisdiction over crimes committed 
in the Area shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) To the extent that the allocations of crimi-
nal jurisdiction over the Area under paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (4) of this subsection are overlapping, they 
should be construed to allow for the exercise of con-
current criminal jurisdiction.
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(2) The Pueblo shall have jurisdiction over 
crimes committed by its members or by members of 
another federally recognized Indian tribe who are 
present in the Area with the Pueblo’s permission 
pursuant to section 5(a)(4). 
(3) The United States shall have jurisdiction 
over—
(A) the offenses listed in section 1153 of 
title 18, U.S. Code, including any offenses 
added to the list in that statute by future 
amendments thereto, when such offenses are 
committed by members of the Pueblo and other 
federally recognized Indian tribes; 
(B) crimes committed by any person in 
violation of laws and regulations pertaining to 
the protection and management of National 
Forests; 
(C) enforcement of federal criminal laws of 
general applicability; and 
(D) any other offense committed by a 
member of the Pueblo against a non-member of 
the Pueblo. Any offense which is not defined 
and punished by federal law in force within the 
exclusive jurisdiction of the United States shall
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be defined and punished in accordance with the 
laws of the State of New Mexico.
(4) The State of New Mexico shall have juris-
diction over any crime under its laws committed by 
a person not a member of the Pueblo. 
(b) CIVIL JURISDICTION.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), 
(4), and (5), the United States, the State of New 
Mexico, and local public bodies shall have same civil 
adjudicatory, regulatory, and taxing jurisdiction over 
the Area as they exercised prior to the enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) The Pueblo shall have exclusive civil adju-
dicatory jurisdiction over—
(A) disputes involving only members of the 
Pueblo; 
(B) civil actions brought by the Pueblo 
against members of the Pueblo; and 
(C) civil actions brought by the Pueblo 
against members of other federally recognized 
Indian tribes for violations of understandings 
between the Pueblo and that member’s tribe re-
garding use or access to the Area for traditional 
and cultural purposes.
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(3) The Pueblo shall have no regulatory juris-
diction over the Area with the exception of—
(A) exclusive authority to regulate tradi-
tional and cultural uses by the Pueblo’s own 
members and to administer access to the Area 
by other federally recognized Indian tribes for 
traditional and cultural uses, to the extent such 
regulations is consistent with this Act; and 
(B) The Pueblo shall have exclusive au-
thority to regulate hunting and trapping in the 
Area by its members that is related to tradi-
tional and cultural purposes: Provided that any 
hunting and trapping conducted by Pueblo 
members as a traditional and cultural use with-
in the Area, excluding that part of the Area 
contained within Sections 13, 14, 23, 24, and 
the northeast quarter of Section 25 of T12N, 
R4E, 
and 
Section 
of 
T12N, 
R5E, 
N.M.P.M., Sandoval County, New Mexico, shall 
be regulated by the Pueblo in a manner con-
sistent with the regulations of the State of New 
Mexico concerning types of weapons and prox-
imity of hunting and trapping to trails and resi-
dences.
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(4) The Pueblo shall have no authority to im-
pose taxes within the Area. 
(5) The State of New Mexico and local public 
bodies shall have no authority within the Area to tax 
the activities or the property of the Pueblo, its mem-
bers, or members of other federally recognized In-
dian tribes authorized to use the Area under section 
5(a)(4) of this Act. 
SEC. 9. SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER PROPERTY INTERESTS. 
(a) SUBDIVISIONS.—The subdivisions are excluded 
from the Area. The Pueblo shall have no civil or criminal 
jurisdiction for any purpose, including adjudicatory, tax-
ing, zoning, regulatory or any other form of jurisdiction, 
over the subdivisions and property interests therein, and 
the laws of the Pueblo shall not apply to the subdivisions. 
The jurisdiction of the State of New Mexico and local pub-
lic bodies over the subdivisions and property interests 
therein shall continue in effect, except that upon applica-
tion of the Pueblo a tract comprised of approximately 35 
contiguous, non-subdivided acres in the northern section 
of Evergreen Hills owned in fee by the Pueblo at the time 
of enactment of this Act, shall be transferred to the 
United States and held in trust for the Pueblo by the 
United States and administered by the Secretary of the
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Interior. Such trust land shall be subject to all limitations 
on use pertaining to the Area contained in this Act. 
(b) PIEDRA LISA.—The Piedra Lisa tract is excluded 
from the Area notwithstanding any subsequent acquisition 
of the tract by the Pueblo. If the Secretary or the Pueblo 
acquires the Piedra Lisa tract, the tract shall be trans-
ferred to the United States and is hereby declared to be 
held in trust for the Pueblo by the United States and ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior subject to all 
limitations on use pertaining to the Area contained in this 
Act. The restriction contained in section 6(a)(4) shall not 
apply outside of Forest Service System trails. Until ac-
quired by the Secretary or Pueblo, the jurisdiction of the 
State of New Mexico and local public bodies over the 
Piedra Lisa tract and property interests therein shall con-
tinue in effect. 
(c) CREST FACILITIES.—The lands on which the 
crest facilities are located are excluded from the Area. The 
Pueblo shall have no civil or criminal jurisdiction for any 
purpose, including adjudicatory, taxing, zoning, regulatory 
or any other form of jurisdiction, over the lands on which 
the crest facilities are located and property interests there-
in, and the laws of the Pueblo shall not apply to those 
lands. The pre-existing jurisdictional status of those lands 
shall continue in effect.
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vide for public access to the subdivisions, the 
special use permit land and facilities, the other 
leasehold and easement rights and interests of 
the Sandia Peak Tram Company and its affili-
ates, the Sandia Heights South Subdivision, 
and the Area—
(i) a right-of-way for Tramway Road; 
(ii) a right-of-way for Juniper Hill 
Road North; 
(iii) a right-of-way for Juniper Hill 
Road South; 
(iv) a right-of-way for Sandia Heights 
Road; and 
(v) a right-of-way for Juan Tabo Can-
yon Road (Forest Road No. 333). 
(B) The road rights-of-way shall be subject 
to the following conditions: 
(i) Such rights-of-way may not be ex-
panded or otherwise modified without the 
Pueblo’s written consent, but road mainte-
nance to the rights of way shall not be 
subject to Pueblo consent. 
(ii) The rights-of-way shall not au-
thorize uses for any purpose other than 
roads without the Pueblo’s written consent.
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(iii) Except as provided in the Settle-
ment Agreement, existing rights-of-way or 
leasehold interests and obligations held by 
the Sandia Peak Tram Company and its 
affiliates, shall be preserved, protected, and 
unaffected by this Act. 
(2) UTILITY
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—In accordance 
with the Pueblo having given its consent in the Set-
tlement Agreement, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall grant irrevocable utility rights-of-way in per-
petuity across Pueblo lands to appropriate utility or 
other service providers serving Sandia Heights Addi-
tion, Sandia Heights North Units I, II, and 3, the 
special use permit lands, Tierra Monte, and Valley 
View Acres, including rights-of-way for natural gas, 
power, water, telecommunications, and cable tele-
vision services. Such rights-of-way shall be within ex-
isting utility corridors as depicted on the map or, for 
certain water lines, as described in the existing grant 
of easement to the Sandia Peak Utility Company; 
provided that use of water line easements outside 
the utility corridors depicted on the map shall not be 
used for utility purposes other than water lines and 
associated facilities. Except where above-ground fa-
cilities already exist, all new utility facilities shall be
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installed underground unless the Pueblo agrees oth-
erwise. To the extent that enlargement of existing 
utility corridors is required for any technologically-
advanced telecommunication, television, or utility 
services, the Pueblo shall not unreasonably withhold 
agreement to a reasonable enlargement of the ease-
ments described above. 
(i) FOREST SERVICE RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—In accord-
ance with the Pueblo having given its consent in the Set-
tlement Agreement, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
grant to the Forest Service the following irrevocable 
rights-of-way in perpetuity for Forest Service trails cross-
ing land of the Pueblo in order to provide for public access 
to the Area and through Pueblo lands: 
(1) A right-of-way for a portion of the Crest 
Spur Trail (Trail No. 84), crossing a portion of the 
La Luz tract, as identified on the map; 
(2) A right-of-way for the extension of the 
Foothills Trail (Trail No. 365A), as identified on the 
map; and 
(3) A right-of-way for that portion of the 
Piedra Lisa North-South Trail (Trail No. 135) 
crossing the Piedra Lisa tract, if the Pueblo ever ac-
quires the Piedra Lisa tract.
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SEC. 10. EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS. 
(a) GENERAL.—Except for the rights and interests 
in and to the Area specifically recognized in sections 4, 
5, 7, 8, and 9, all Pueblo claims to right, title and interest 
of any kind, including aboriginal claims, in and to lands 
within the Area, any part thereof, and property interests 
therein, as well as related boundary, survey, trespass, and 
monetary damage claims, are hereby permanently extin-
guished. The United States’ title to the Area is hereby 
confirmed. 
(b) SUBDIVISIONS.—Any Pueblo claims to right, title 
and interest of any kind, including aboriginal claims, in 
and to the subdivisions and property interests therein 
(except for land owned in fee by the Pueblo as of the date 
of enactment of this Act), as well as related boundary, 
survey, trespass, and monetary damage claims, are hereby 
permanently extinguished. 
(c) SPECIAL USE AND CREST FACILITIES AREAS.—
Any Pueblo right, title and interest of any kind, including 
aboriginal claims, and related boundary, survey, trespass, 
and monetary damage claims, are hereby permanently ex-
tinguished in and to—
(1) the lands described in the special use per-
mit; and 
(2) the lands on which the crest facilities are lo-
cated.
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(d) PUEBLO AGREEMENT.—As provided in the Set-
tlement Agreement, the Pueblo has agreed to the relin-
quishment and extinguishment of those claims, rights, ti-
tles and interests extinguished pursuant to subsection (a), 
(b) and (c) of this section. 
(e) CONSIDERATION.—The recognition of the Pueb-
lo’s rights and interests in this Act constitutes adequate 
consideration for the Pueblo’s agreement to the extin-
guishment of the Pueblo’s claims to this section and the 
right-of-way grants contained in section 9, and it is the 
intent of Congress that those rights and interests may 
only be diminished by a future Act of Congress specifically 
authorizing diminishment of such rights, with express ref-
erence to this Act. 
SEC. 11. CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) STRICT CONSTRUCTION.— This Act recognizes 
only enumerated rights and interests, and no additional 
rights, interests, obligations, or duties shall be created by 
implication. 
(b) EXISTING RIGHTS.—To the extent there exists 
within the Area at the time of enactment of this Act any 
valid private property rights associated with the Piedra 
Lisa tract or other private lands that are not otherwise 
addressed in this Act, such rights are not modified or oth-
erwise affected by this Act, nor is the exercise of any such
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right subject to the Pueblo’s right to withhold consent to 
new uses in the Area as set forth in section 5(a)(3)(i). 
(c) NOT PRECEDENT.—The provisions of this Act 
creating certain rights and interests in the National For-
est System are uniquely suited to resolve the Pueblo’s 
claim and the geographic and societal situation involved, 
and shall not be construed as precedent for any other situ-
ation involving management of the National Forest Sys-
tem.
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Except as provided in sec-
tion 8(b)(3), nothing in this Act shall be construed as af-
fecting the responsibilities of the State of New Mexico with 
respect to fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 
hunting, fishing, or trapping within the Area. 
(e) FEDERAL LAND POLICY
AND MANAGEMENT 
ACT.—Section 316 (43 U.S.C. 1746) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) is amended by adding the following sentence at the 
end thereof: ‘‘Any corrections authorized by this section 
which affect the boundaries of, or jurisdiction over, lands 
administered by another Federal agency shall be made 
only after consultation with, and the approval of, the head 
of such other agency.’’
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SEC. 12. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT.—Suit to enforce the provisions 
of this Act may be brought to the extent permitted under 
chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. Judicial review 
shall be based upon the administrative record and subject 
to the applicable standard of review set forth in section 
706 of title 5. 
(b) WAIVER.—Suit may be brought against the Pueb-
lo for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief under this 
Act, but no money damages, including costs or attorney’s 
fees, may be imposed on the Pueblo as a result of such 
judicial action. 
(c) VENUE.—Venue for any suit provided for in this 
section, as well as any suit to contest the constitutionality 
of this Act, shall lie only in the United States District 
Court for the District of New Mexico. 
SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this Act shall take effect imme-
diately upon enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND RE-
LATED AUTHORITIES. 
(a) GENERAL.—There are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this Act, including such sums as may be necessary for the 
Forest Service to acquire ownership of, or other interest
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in, lands within the external boundaries of the Area as 
authorized in subsection (d). 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) The Secretary is authorized to accept con-
tributions from the Pueblo, or from other persons or 
governmental entities, to perform and complete a 
survey of the Area, or otherwise for the benefit of 
the Area in accordance with this Act. 
(2) The Secretary shall complete a survey of 
the Area within one year of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) LAND EXCHANGE.—Within 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, after consultation with the 
Pueblo, the Secretary is directed in accordance with appli-
cable laws to prepare and offer a land exchange of Na-
tional Forest lands outside the Area and contiguous to the 
northern boundary of the Pueblo’s Reservation within sec-
tions 10, 11, and 14 of T12N, R4E, N.M.P.M., Sandoval 
County, New Mexico excluding Wilderness land, for lands 
owned by the Pueblo in the Evergreen Hills subdivision 
in Sandoval County contiguous to National Forest land, 
and the La Luz tract in Bernalillo County. Notwith-
standing section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), the Secretary may 
either make or accept a cash equalization payment in ex-
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cess of 25 percent of the total value of the lands or inter-
ests transferred out of Federal ownership. Any funds re-
ceived by the Secretary as a result of the exchange shall 
be deposited in the fund established under the Act of De-
cember 4, 1967, known as the Sisk Act (16 U.S.C. 484a), 
and shall be available to purchase non-Federal lands with-
in or adjacent to the National Forests in the State of New 
Mexico. All lands exchanged or conveyed to the Pueblo are 
hereby declared to be held in trust for the Pueblo by the 
United States and added to the Pueblo’s Reservation sub-
ject to all existing and outstanding rights and shall remain 
in their natural state and shall not be subject to commer-
cial development of any kind. Lands exchanged or con-
veyed to the Forest Service shall be subject to all limita-
tions on use pertaining to the Area under this Act. If the 
land exchange offer is not made within 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate and the Committee on Resources 
of the United States House of Representatives, a report 
explaining the reasons for the failure to make the offer 
including an assessment of the need for any additional leg-
islation that may be necessary for the exchange. If addi-
tional legislation is not necessary, the Secretary, con-
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sistent with this section, should proceed with the exchange 
pursuant to existing law. 
(d) LAND ACQUISITION.—
(1) The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands 
owned by the Pueblo within the Evergreen Hills 
Subdivision in Sandoval County on any other pri-
vately held lands inside of the exterior boundaries of 
the Area. The boundaries of the Cibola National 
Forest and the Area shall be adjusted to encompass 
any lands acquired pursuant to this section. 
(2) In the event the Pueblo acquires the Piedra 
Lisa tract, the Secretary shall compensate the Pueb-
lo for the fair market value of—
(A) the right-of-way established pursuant 
to section 9(i)(3); and 
(B) the conservation easement established 
by the limitations on use of the Piedra Lisa 
tract pursuant to section 9(b). 
(e) REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS.—
(1) The Pueblo, the County of Bernalillo, New 
Mexico, and any person who owns or has owned 
property inside of the exterior boundaries of the 
Area as designated on the map, and who has in-
curred actual and direct costs as a result of partici-
pating in the case of Pueblo of Sandia v. Babbit,
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Civ. No. 94–2624 HHG (D.D.C.), or other pro-
ceedings directly related to resolving the issues liti-
gated in that case, may apply for reimbursement in 
accordance with this section. Costs directly related 
to such participation which shall qualify for reim-
bursement shall be—
(A) dues or payments to a homeowner as-
sociation for the purpose of legal representa-
tion; and 
(B) legal fees and related expenses. 
(2) The reimbursement provided in this sub-
section shall be in lieu of that which might otherwise 
be available pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice 
Act (24 U.S.C. 2412). 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized 
and directed to make reimbursement payments as 
provided in this section out of any money not other-
wise appropriated. 
(4) Applications for reimbursement shall be 
filed within 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act with the Department of the Treasury, Fi-
nancial Management Service, Washington, DC. 
(5) In no event shall any one party be com-
pensated in excess of $750,000 and the total amount