I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5625 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 4 parcels of 
Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State 
of New Mexico. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. BEN 
RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 
4 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian 
Pueblos in the State of New Mexico. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Albuquerque Indian 
School Land Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 19 PUEBLOS.—The term ‘‘19 Pueblos’’ 
means the New Mexico Indian Pueblos of— 
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(A) Acoma; 
(B) Cochiti; 
(C) Isleta; 
(D) Jemez; 
(E) Laguna; 
(F) Nambe; 
(G) Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan); 
(H) Picuris; 
(I) Pojoaque; 
(J) San Felipe; 
(K) San Ildefonso; 
(L) Sandia; 
(M) Santa Ana; 
(N) Santa Clara; 
(O) Santo Domingo; 
(P) Taos; 
(Q) Tesuque; 
(R) Zia; and 
(S) Zuni. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘The Town of Albuquerque Grant, Bernalillo 
County, within Township 10 North, Range 3 East, 
of the New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mex-
ico—Metes and Bounds Survey’’ and dated August 
12, 2011. 
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF 19 
PUEBLOS. 
(a) ACTION BY SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take 
into trust all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land described in sub-
section (b) for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos imme-
diately after the Secretary determines that the re-
quirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) have been sat-
isfied regarding the trust acquisition of the Federal 
land. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) take such action as the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary to document the trans-
fer under paragraph (1); and 
(B) appropriately assign each applicable 
private and municipal utility and service right 
or agreement. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal land re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(1) is the 4 tracts of Federal 
land, the combined acreage of which is approximately 
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11.11 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque 
Indian School, more particularly described as follows: 
(1) ABANDONED INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD.—The 
approximately 0.83 acres located in sec. 7 and sec. 
8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal 
Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified 
on the map. 
(2) SOUTHERN PART TRACT D.—The approxi-
mately 6.18 acres located in sec. 7 of T. 10 N., R. 
3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albu-
querque, New Mexico, as identified on the map. 
(3) TRACT 1.—The approximately 0.41 acres lo-
cated in sec. 7 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New 
Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New 
Mexico, as identified on the map. 
(4) WESTERN PART TRACT B.—The approxi-
mately 3.69 acres located in sec. 7 of T. 10 N., R. 
3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albu-
querque, New Mexico, as identified on the map. 
(c) SURVEY.—The Secretary shall conduct a survey 
of the Federal land to be transferred consistent with sub-
section (b) and may make minor corrections to the survey 
and legal description of the Federal land described in sub-
section (b) as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
to correct clerical, typographical, and surveying errors. 
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(d) USE OF LAND.—The Federal land taken into 
trust under subsection (a) shall be used for the edu-
cational, health, cultural, business, and economic develop-
ment of the 19 Pueblos. 
(e) LIMITATIONS
AND CONDITIONS.—The Federal 
land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall remain 
subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right- 
of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service 
agreement in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS USE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The 19 Pueblos shall allow 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs to continue to use the 
land taken into trust under subsection (a) for the fa-
cilities and purposes as in existence on the date of 
enactment of this Act, in accordance with paragraph 
(2). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The use by the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be free of any rental charge; and 
(B) continue until such time as the Sec-
retary determines there is no further need for 
the existing Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities. 
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SEC. 4. EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), Federal 
land taken into trust under section 3(a) shall be subject 
to Federal laws relating to Indian land. 
(b) GAMING.—No class I gaming, class II gaming, 
or class III gaming (as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) shall be carried 
out on the Federal land taken into trust under section 
3(a). 
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