A bill to provide that certain Bureau of Land Management land shall be held in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the State of New Mexico.
PL 108-66 (S.246), enacted 07/30/2003

117 STAT. 876
PUBLIC LAW 108–66—JULY 30, 2003
Public Law 108–66
108th Congress
An Act
To provide that certain Bureau of Land Management land shall be held in trust
for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the State
of New Mexico.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the agree-
ment entitled ‘‘Agreement to Affirm Boundary Between Pueblo
of Santa Clara and Pueblo of San Ildefonso Aboriginal Lands
Within Garcia Canyon Tract’’, entered into by the Governors
on December 20, 2000.
(2) BOUNDARY LINE.—The term ‘‘boundary line’’ means the
boundary line established under section 4(a).
(3) GOVERNORS.—The term ‘‘Governors’’ means—
(A) the Governor of the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; and
(B) the Governor of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico.
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
(5) PUEBLOS.—The term ‘‘Pueblos’’ means—
(A) the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; and
(B) the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico.
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(7) TRUST LAND.—The term ‘‘trust land’’ means the land
held by the United States in trust under section 2(a) or 3(a).
SEC. 2. TRUST FOR THE PUEBLO OF SANTA CLARA, NEW MEXICO.
(a) IN GENERAL.—All right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the land described in subsection (b), including
improvements on, appurtenances to, and mineral rights (including
rights to oil and gas) to the land, shall be held by the United
States in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico, as
part of the Santa Clara Reservation.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subsection
(a) consists of approximately 2,484 acres of Bureau of Land Manage-
ment land located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and more
particularly described as—
(1) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 22, New Mexico
Principal Meridian, that is located north of the boundary line;
Native
Americans.
July 30, 2003
[S. 246]
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(2) the southern half of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 23, New
Mexico Principal Meridian;
(3) the southern half of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 24, New
Mexico Principal Meridian;
(4) T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 25, excluding the 5-acre tract
in the southeast quarter owned by the Pueblo of San Ildefonso;
(5) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 26, New Mexico
Principal Meridian, that is located north and east of the
boundary line;
(6) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 27, New Mexico
Principal Meridian, that is located north of the boundary line;
(7) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 19, New Mexico
Principal Meridian, that is not included in the Santa Clara
Pueblo Grant or the Santa Clara Indian Reservation; and
(8) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 30, that is not
included in the Santa Clara Pueblo Grant or the San Ildefonso
Grant.
SEC. 3. TRUST FOR THE PUEBLO OF SAN ILDEFONSO, NEW MEXICO.
(a) IN GENERAL.—All right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the land described in subsection (b), including
improvements on, appurtenances to, and mineral rights (including
rights to oil and gas) to the land, shall be held by the United
States in trust for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico, as
part of the San Ildefonso Reservation.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subsection
(a) consists of approximately 2,000 acres of Bureau of Land Manage-
ment land located in Rio Arriba County and Santa Fe County
in the State of New Mexico, and more particularly described as—
(1) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 22, New Mexico
Principal Meridian, that is located south of the boundary line;
(2) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 26, New Mexico
Principal Meridian, that is located south and west of the
boundary line;
(3) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 27, New Mexico
Principal Meridian, that is located south of the boundary line;
(4) T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 34, New Mexico Principal
Meridian; and
(5) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 35, New Mexico
Principal Meridian, that is not included in the San Ildefonso
Pueblo Grant.
SEC. 4. SURVEY AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Office of Cadastral Survey of the Bureau
of Land Management shall, in accordance with the Agreement,
complete a survey of the boundary line established under the Agree-
ment for the purpose of establishing, in accordance with sections
2(b) and 3(b), the boundaries of the trust land.
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—
(1) PUBLICATION.—On approval by the Governors of the
survey completed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register—
(A) a legal description of the boundary line; and
(B) legal descriptions of the trust land.
(2) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Before the date on which
the legal descriptions are published under paragraph (1)(B),
Federal Register,
publication.
Deadline.
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the Secretary may correct any technical errors in the descrip-
tions of the trust land provided in sections 2(b) and 3(b) to
ensure that the descriptions are consistent with the terms
of the Agreement.
(3) EFFECT.—Beginning on the date on which the legal
descriptions are published under paragraph (1)(B), the legal
descriptions shall be the official legal descriptions of the trust
land.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST LAND.
(a) APPLICABLE LAW.—The trust land shall be administered
in accordance with laws generally applicable to property held in
trust by the United States for Indian tribes.
(b) PUEBLO LANDS ACT.—The following shall be subject to sec-
tion 17 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (25 U.S.C. 331 note; commonly
known as the ‘‘Pueblo Lands Act’’):
(1) The trust land.
(2) Any land owned as of the date of enactment of this
Act or acquired after the date of enactment of this Act by
the Pueblo of Santa Clara in the Santa Clara Pueblo Grant.
(3) Any land owned as of the date of enactment of this
Act or acquired after the date of enactment of this Act by
the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the San Ildefonso Pueblo Grant.
(c) USE OF TRUST LAND.—Subject to criteria developed by the
Pueblos in concert with the Secretary, the trust land may be used
only for traditional and customary uses or stewardship conservation
for the benefit of the Pueblo for which the trust land is held
in trust. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
trust land shall not be used for any new commercial developments.
SEC. 6. EFFECT.
Nothing in this Act—
(1) affects any valid right-of-way, lease, permit, mining
claim, grazing permit, water right, or other right or interest
of any person or entity (other than the United States) in or
to the trust land that is in existence before the date of enact-
ment of this Act;
(2) enlarges, impairs, or otherwise affects a right or claim
of the Pueblos to any land or interest in land based on
Aboriginal or Indian title that is in existence before the date
of enactment of this Act;
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 246:
SENATE REPORTS: No. 108–60 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
June 16, considered and passed Senate.
July 16, considered and passed House.
(3) constitutes an express or implied reservation of water
or water right for any purpose with respect to the trust land;
or
(4) affects any water right of the Pueblos in existence
before the date of enactment of this act.
Approved July 30, 2003.
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