Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

Bill: 114-hr-1880
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2015-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: 

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

 
Directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust 4 tracts of federal land in New Mexico, the combined acreage of which is approximately 11.11 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School for the benefit of 19 specified pueblos immediately after the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 have been satisfied regarding the trust acquisition of such federal land. 
 
Requires the federal lands taken into trust to: 
 
be used for the educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 pueblos; and
 
remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on this Act's enactment date. 
 
 
Requires the 19 pueblos to allow the Bureau of Indian Affairs to continue to use the federal lands taken into trust for the facilities and purposes in existence on this Act's enactment date. 
 
Prohibits gaming on the federal lands taken into trust under this Act.

action_date: 2015-09-30
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 
 

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

 
 (Sec. 3) Directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust 4 tracts of federal land in New Mexico, the combined acreage of which is approximately 11.11 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School for the benefit of 19 specified pueblos immediately after the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 have been satisfied regarding the trust acquisition of such federal land. 
 
Requires the federal lands taken into trust to: 
 
be used for the educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 pueblos; and
 
remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on this Act's enactment date. 
 
 
Requires the 19 pueblos to allow the Bureau of Indian Affairs to continue to use the federal lands taken into trust for the facilities and purposes in existence on this Act's enactment date. 
 
(Sec. 4) Prohibits gaming on the federal lands taken into trust under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-30
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 205.
action_date: 2015-09-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-271.
action_date: 2015-09-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-271.
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-09-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Introduced in House