A bill to declare that the United States holds certain public domain lands in trust for the Pueblo of Zia.
PL 99-600 (H.R.5167), enacted 11/05/1986

100 STAT. 3354 
PUBLIC LAW 99-600—NOV. 5, 1986 
Public Law 99-600 
99th Congress 
An Act 
Nov. 5, 1986 
[H.R. 5167] 
New Mexico. 
Indians. 
Petroleum and 
petroleum 
products. 
Natural gas. 
Petroleum and 
petroleum 
products. 
Natural gas. 
To declare that the United States holds certain public domain lands in trust for the 
Pueblo of Zia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1
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LANDS 
HELD 
IN 
TRUST 
FOR 
PUEBLO 
OF 
ZIA. 
(a) LANDS HELD IN TRUST.—All right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the surface and mineral estates (including 
oil and gas) of the following lands described in subsection (b) are 
hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for the 
benefit and use of the Pueblo of Zia. 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The lands referred to in subsection (a) are 
approximately 1,840 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior 
situated within Sandoval County, New Mexico, more particularly 
described as follows: 
Southeast quarter of the northeast quarter and the southeast quarter of Section 
24, Township 15 North, Range 1 East, New Mexico Principal 
Meridian; 
All of Section 25, Township 15 North, Range 1 East, New Mexico Principal 
Meridian; 
South half of the southwest quarter and the southeast quarter of Section 26, 
Township 15 North, Range 1 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian; 
All of Section 35, Township 15 North, Range 1 East, New Mexico Principal 
Meridian; and 
Lot 1, and the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, and the northeast 
quarter of the southeast quarter of section 3, Township 14 North, 
Range 1 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR PUEBLO OF ZIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon enactment of this Act and subject to the 
other provisions of this Act, the lands described in section 1 shall be 
administered in accordance with the laws generally applicable to 
property held in trust by the United States for Indian tribes. 
(b) GROSS RECEIPTS FROM LANDS HELD IN TRUST.—All gross re-
ceipts (including, but not limited to, bonuses, rents, and royalties) 
which— 
(1) are derived by the United States from any contract, 
permit, or lease relating to the surface or mineral estate in the 
lands described in section 1, and 
(2) are received by the United States after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, 
shall be administered in accordance with the laws generally ap-
plicable to receipts from property held in trust by the United States 
for Indian tribes. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS FOR MINERAL LEASES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all applications for 
mineral leases involving the lands described in section 1, including 
oil and gas leases, pending on the date of enactment of this Act shall 
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mining. 
Water. 
State and local 
governments. 
be rejected and the advance rental payments returned to the 
apphcants. 
SEC. 4. CERTAIN RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR 
PUEBLO OF ZIA. 
(a) VAUD EXISTING RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act shall deprive any 
Minerals and 
person (other than the United States) of any lease, right-of-way, 
mining claim, grazing permit, water right, or other right or interest 
which such person may have in the surface or mineral estate of any 
lands described in section 1 on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) WATER RIGHTS.—The water rights appurtenant to the lands 
described in section 1 shall be those water rights that are appur-
tenant to such lands under State law on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
create or affect any water rights other than those that are appur-
tenant to such lands under State law on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR 1 1 5 - K V TRANSMISSION LINE.—(1) Nothing 
in this Act shall affect the right-of-way over any lands described in 
section I for a 115-KV transmission line by Plains Electric Genera-
tion and Transmission Cooperative, Inc., granted by the Bureau of 
Land Management of the Department of the Interior on April 18, 
1961, and bearing identification number NM0149992. 
(2) Plains Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Inc., 
and its successors and assigns, shall be permitted to renew the right-
of-way described in paragraph (1) under rules and regulations of the 
Secretary to the same extent and in the same manner that such 
permit could have been renewed if this Act had not been enacted. 
(3) No charge, fee, or tax may be imposed by the Pueblo of Zia on 
any lands, facilities, activities, or revenues in connection with the 
right-of-way described in paragraph (1), except for fees charged with 
respect to any renewed right-of-way described in paragraph (2). 
(d) OIL AND GAS LEASES.—(1) Nothing in this Act shall affect— 
(A) the oil and gas lease issued on May 1, 1983, by the United 
States to Yates Petroleum Corporation, bearing Serial No. NM 
55801, 
(B) the oil and gas lease issued December 1, 1977, by the 
United States to Merle C. Chambers, Denver, Colorado, bearing 
Serial No. NM 31557, 
(C) any other oil or gas leases that were valid and existing on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, 
(D) any right, term, condition, and covenant (both express and 
implied) granted under any oil or gas lease referred to in 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), and 
(E) reasonable access (including, but not limited to, rights of 
ingress and egress) across lands described in section 1 or which 
are otherwise owned by or under the control of the Pueblo of Zia 
Taxes. 
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insofar as it may be necessary to cross such lands in order to 
reach lands subject to any oil or gas lease referred to in 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). 
(2) Subject to valid existing rights, the leases described in subsec-
tion 4(d)(1) shall be administerd under rules and regulations of the 
Secretary to the same extent and in the same manner that such 
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leases would be administered if this Act had not been enacted. 
Approved November 5, 1986. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5167: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-819 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
Sept. 16, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 16, considered and passed Senate, amended; House concurred in Senate 
amendments.