Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act

Bill: 113-hr-3605
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2013-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
New Mexico
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: 
Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act - Amends the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), at the request of the Sandia Pueblo of New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior, to transfer certain National Forest land to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the Pueblo, if a land exchange with the Pueblo required by that Act is not completed within 30 days of this Act's enactment.
 
Requires such National Forest land to remain undeveloped in its natural state.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent of the Pueblo and after the transfer of the National Forest land is complete, to: (1) transfer to the Secretary the Pueblo's La Luz tract and a conservation easement on its Piedra Lisa tract, and (2) grant to the Secretary a right-of-way for the Piedra Lisa Trail within the Piedra Lisa tract.
 

 

action_date: 2014-04-01
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act - Amends the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), at the request of the Sandia Pueblo of New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior, to transfer certain National Forest land to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the Pueblo, if a land exchange with the Pueblo required by that Act is not completed within 30 days of this Act's enactment.
 
Identifies that land as National Forest land generally depicted as &quot;Land to be Held in Trust&quot; on the map entitled &quot;Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act&quot; and dated October 18, 2013.
 
Requires such National Forest land to remain undeveloped in its natural state.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent of the Pueblo and after the transfer of the National Forest land is complete, to: (1) transfer to the Secretary the Pueblo's La Luz tract and a conservation easement on its Piedra Lisa tract, and (2) grant to the Secretary a right-of-way for the Piedra Lisa Trail within the Piedra Lisa tract.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-01
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.
action_date: 2014-04-01
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-396.
action_date: 2014-04-01
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-396.
action_date: 2014-02-27
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-02-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-02-27
text: Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2014-02-27
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2014-02-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2013-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House