A bill to provide for conveyance of certain lands near Dixon, N. Mex., to the University of New Mexico.
PL 95-550 (S.1403), enacted 10/30/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-550—OCT. 30, 1978 
92 STAT. 2067 
Public Law 95-550 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for conveyance of certain lands near Dixon, New Mexico, to the 
University of New Mexico. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subject to the 
conditions and limitations specified in this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized 
and directed to convey at fair market value to the University of New 
Mexico all right, title, and interest of the United States in the follow-
ing described land comprising approximately one hundred and ten 
acres: 
Southeast quarter of the southwest quarter; south half of the 
northeast quarter of the southwest quarter; southwest quarter 
of the southeast quarter; and the southwest quarter of the north-
west quarter of the southeast quarter, section 29, township 23 
north, range 11 east, New Mexico principal meridian. 
SEC. 2. Conveyance under this Act shall be made only (a) upon the 
University of New Mexico providing satisfactory assurances to the 
Secretary that no valid mining claims exist on the described lands, 
other than the patented mining claims of Doctor Arthur Montgom-
ery; and (b) upon the condition that the described land shall be held 
and used by the University of New Mexico and shall not be conveyed 
by the university, and the minerals thereunder shall not be mined and 
sold in commercial quantities: Provided, That if the Secretary of the 
Interior determines that mining of the minerals contained in the 
described lands is necessary for the security of the United States, the 
University of New Mexico shall lease the lands for mining to such 
person as may be designated by the Secretary under the terms of a 
lease to be prepared by the Secretary, with any royalties to be paid 
to the United States. The patent conveying the lands to the University 
of New Mexico shall contain such provision. 
SEC. 3. No conveyance shall be made unless application for convey-
ance is filed by the university with the Secretary within six months of 
the date of approval of this Act. 
SEC. 4. The Secretary may in his discretion require that he be fur-
nished a perimeter survey of the described lands. All costs of obtaining 
such survey and any costs of supplying the Secretary with the proof 
that no valid unpatented mining claims exist on the property, shall be 
borne by the university. 
Oct. 30, 1978 
[S. 14031 
University of 
New Mexico. 
Land conveyance:. 
Perimeter 
survey. 
92 STAT. 2068 
PUBLIC LAW 95-550—OCT. 30, 1978 
SEC. 5. No conveyance shall be made under this Act until the univer-
sity has shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary that all right, title, 
and interest of Doctor Arthur Montgomery to unpatented mining 
claims and the existing patented mining claim in the above described 
lands have been conveyed to the University of New Mexico. 
Approved October 30, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-1301 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): 
Oct. 13, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 14, considered and passed House.