T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act

Bill: 108-hr-222
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]
Introduced: 2003-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Animals
Arts, Culture, Religion
Cable television
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Compensation (Law)
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Conservation easements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Easements
Eminent domain
Energy
Environmental Protection
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-city relations
Fishing
Forest roads
Gas companies
Government Operations and Politics
Highway maintenance
Homeowners' associations
Hunting
Indian claims
Indian lands
Indian law enforcement
Injunctions
Judicial review
Jurisdiction
Land subdivision
Land transfers
Land use
Law
Legal fees
Legislation
Licenses
Local taxation
Maps
Minorities
National forests
Natural areas
New Mexico
Public utilities
Religion
Right-of-way
Roads and highways
Science, Technology, Communications
Sports and Recreation
Sports facilities
State government-Indian relations
State taxation
Taxation
Trails
Transportation and Public Works
Underground construction
Wilderness areas

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act - Establishes the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area (the "Area") within the Cibola National Forest and the Sandia Mountain Wilderness in New Mexico. Recognizes and protects in perpetuity the Pueblo of Sandia's rights and interests in such Area.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), acting through the Forest Service, to continue to administer the Area as National Forest System lands.
Sets forth the rights and interests of the Pueblo in such Area, including free and unrestricted access for traditional and cultural uses (except as they conflict with the Wilderness Act and Federal wildlife protection laws).
Requires the United States to compensate the Pueblo as if it held fee title interest in the affected portion if Congress: (1) diminishes the Wilderness and National Forest designation of the Area by authorizing a prohibited use in all or any portion of it; or (2) permanently denies the Pueblo access for any traditional and cultural uses in all or any portion of the Area.
Limits the Pueblo's rights and interest in the Area to exclude certain activities, including any right to sell, grant, lease, convey, encumber or exchange lands in the Area.
Specifies allocation of criminal and civil jurisdiction over such Area among the Pueblo, New Mexico, and the United States.
Extinguishes all Pueblo claims not specifically recognized within this Act.
Declares that the Pueblo, the County of Bernalillo, New Mexico, and any person who owns or has owned property inside the exterior boundaries of the Area, and incurred cost as a result of participating in the case of Pueblo of Sandia v. Babbitt, may apply for reimbursement.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1)
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-01-07
text: Introduced in House