An Act to declare that the United States holds in trust for the pueblos of Santa Ana, Zia, Jemez, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Cochiti, Islets, and San Ildefonso certain public domain lands.
PL 87-231 (S.203), enacted 09/14/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-231-SEPT. 14, 1961 
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Public Law 87-231 
September 14,1961 
[S. 203] 
Indian pueblos. 
P u b l i c domain 
lands, trust status. 
P u e b l o of San-
ta Ana, N. Max. 
AN ACT 
To declare that the United States holds in trust for the pueblos of Santa Ana, 
Zia, Jemez, San Felipe, Santo Domingo, Cochiti, Isleta, and San Ildefonso 
certain public domain lands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That title to the 
following public domain lands and improvements thereon, situated 
within Sandoval County in the State of New Mexico, is hereby declared 
to be held by the United States in trust for the pueblo of Santa Ana: 
NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MEKIDIAN 
Township 13 north, range 3 east: 
Section 5, that portion of the section situated west of New Mexico 
Highway 44; 
Section 6, lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, and 13, southeast quarter northwest 
quarter, south half northeast quarter, east half southwest quarter, 
southeast quarter. 
Township 14 north, range 3 east: 
Section 1, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, south half north half, north 
half south half, southeast quarter southeast quarter; 
Section 3, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, and 8, south half north half, north 
half south half; 
Section 4, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, south half north half, north 
half south half; 
Section 5, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, south half north half, north 
half south half; 
Section 6, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, south half northeast 
quarter, northeast quarter southeast quarter; 
Section 7, lots 3,4,5,6,11,12,13, and 14; 
Section 12, lots 1,4,5, and 8, east half east half: 
Section 13, lots 1,4,5, and 8, east half east half; 
Section 18, lots 2,3,4,6,8,9,10, and 11; 
Section 19, lots 2,3,4, 5,8,9,10, and 11; 
Section 24, lots 1,4,6, and 8, east half east half; 
Section 25, lots 1,4,5, and 9, east half east half; 
Section 30, lots 2,3,4,5,8,9,10, and 11; 
Section 31, lots 2,3,4,5,8,9,10, and 11. 
Township 14 north, range 4 east: 
Section 6, lots 3 and 4, south half northwest quarter, southwest 
quarter; 
Section 7, west half; 
Section 18, west half, west half east half; 
Section 19, west half, west half east half; 
Section 30, northwest quarter, west half northeast quarter, south-
west quarter, west half southeast quarter; 
Section 31, northwest quarter northeast quarter, northeast quarter 
northwest quarter. 
Township 15 north, range 3 east: 
Section 5, lots 7 and 8; 
Section 10, lots 1, 3, and 4, southeast quarter southwest quarter; 
Section 11, lots 1,2,3, and 4; 
Section 12, lots 1,2,3, and 4; 
Section 13, all; 
Section 14, all; 
Section 15, aU; 
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Section 17, all; 
Section 18, east half; 
Section 19, east half; 
Section 20, all; 
Section 21, all; 
Section 22, all; 
Section 23, all; 
Section 24, all; 
Section 25, all; 
Section 26, all; 
Section 27, all; 
Section 28, all; 
Section 29, all; 
Section 30, lot 4, east half, southeast quarter southwest quarter; 
Section 31, all; 
Section 33, all; 
Section 34, all; 
Section 35, all. 
Township 15 north, range 4 east: 
Section 7, lots 2 and 3; 
Section 18, west half; 
Section 19, west half; 
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Section 30, west half; 
Section 31, west half; containing 22,975.87 acres, more or less. 
SEC. 2. Title to the following described public domain lands and N.^Me"° "f zia, 
improvements thereon, situated within Sandoval County in the State 
of New Mexico, is hereby declared to be held by the United States in 
trust for the pueblo of Zia: 
NEW MEXICX) PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 
Township 14 north, range 1 east: 
Section 11, west portion of section not included in Zia Pueblo trust 
land described in Act of August 13, 1949 (63 Stat. 604) ; 
Section 12, all; 
Section 14, all; 
Section 15, all; 
Section 22, all; 
Section 23, west portion of section not included in Zia Pueblo trust 
land described in Act of August 13,1949 (68 Stat. 604); 
Section 24, all; 
Section 26, all; 
Section 27, all. 
Township 14 north, range 2 east: 
Section 1, lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, south half southwest 
quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter; 
Section 4, lots 9, 10, 11, and 12, south half south half; 
Section 6, lots 10,11, 12,13,14,16.16,17, and 18, south half south-
east quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter, northeast quarter 
southwest quarter, southeast quarter northwest quarter; 
Section 8, all; 
Section 10, all; 
Section 11, east half east half; 
Section 12, all; 
Section 13, all; 
Section 14, all; 
Section 18, all; 
Section 20. all; 
Section 22, all; 
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Section 23, east half east half; 
Section 24, all; 
Section 25, all; 
Section 26, all; 
Section 28, lots 1, 2, and 5, north half, north half southeast quarter, 
southeast quarter southeast quarter; 
Section 30, all; 
Section 34, all; 
Section 35, lot 1, east half northeast quarter, northeast quarter 
southeast quarter. 
Township 15 north, range 2 east: 
Section 1, lots 1,2,3, and 4; 
Section 4, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4; 
Section 6, lot 1; 
Section 8, lots 1,2,3, and 4, north half north half; 
Section 10, lots 1,2,3, and 4, north half north half; 
Section 11, lot 1, northeast quarter northeast quarter; 
Section 12, lots 1,2,3,4,5, and 6, north half north half; 
Section 13, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4; 
Section 18, west half west half; 
Section 24, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4; 
Section 25, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4; 
Section 30, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half. 
Township 15 north, range 3 east: 
Section 6, lots 3,4, 5, and 6; 
Section 7, all; 
Section 8, all; 
Section 9, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half, south half southeast quarter; 
Section 10, lot 2, southwest quarter southwest quarter; 
Section 18, west half; 
Section 19, west half; 
Section 30, lots 1, 2, and 3, east half northwest quarter, northeast 
quarter southwest quarter, containing 20,163.41 acres, more or less. 
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® following described public domain lands and 
improvements thereon, situated within Sandoval County in the State 
of New Mexico, is hereby declared to be ;held by the United States in 
trust for the pueblo of Jemez: 
N E W MEXICO PRINCIPAL 
MERIDIAN 
Township 15 north, range 3 east: 
Section 4, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, southwest quarter, south half 
northwest quarter; 
Section 5, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9, south half northeast quarter, 
north half southeast quarter, southeast quarter southeast quarter, 
southeast quarter northwest quarter; 
Section 6, lots 1 and 2. 
Township 16 north, range 2 east: 
Section 12, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, east half east half; 
Section 13, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, east half east half; 
Section 24, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, east half east half; 
Section 25, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, east half east half. 
Township 16 north, range 3 east: 
Section 17, north half, southeast quarter, north half southwest 
quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter; 
Section 18, north half, southwest quarter, north half southeast 
quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter; 
Section 19, south half, south half northeast quarter, northwest 
quarter northeast quarter, northwest quarter; 
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Felipe, N„ Mex. 
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Section 20, south half, northeast quarter, south half northwest 
quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter; 
Section 21, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half; 
Section 28, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half; 
Section 29, all; 
Section 30, all; 
Section 31, lots 1, 2, and 3, north half, north half southeast quarter, 
southeast quarter southeast quarter, northeast quarter southwest 
quarter; 
Section 33, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, west half, containing 7,819.28 acres, 
more or less. 
SEC. 4. Title to the following described public domain lands and 
improvements thereon, situated within Sandoval County in the State 
of New Mexico, is hereby declared to be held by the United States in 
trust for the pueblo of San Felipe: 
NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 
Township 14 north, range 4 east: 
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Section 2, lots 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, southwest quarter southwest 
quarter; 
Section 11, lots 5,6,7, and 8; 
Section 14, lots 5,6,7, and 8, west half west half; 
Section 15, all; 
Section 21, east half; 
Section 22, all; 
Section 23, lots 5,6,7, and 8, west half west half; 
Section 26, lots 5,6,7, and 8, west half west half; 
Section 27, north half, southeast quarter, north half southwest 
quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter; 
Section 28, northeast quarter; 
Section 34, north half northeast quarter; 
Section 35, lots 6,7, and 8, west half northwest quarter. 
Township 15 north, range 4 east: 
Section 14, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, southwest quarter northwest quarter, 
west half southwest quarter; 
Section 15, east half east half; 
Section 22, east half; 
Section 23, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half west half; 
Section 26, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half west half; 
Section 27, east half east half; 
Section 35, lots 1,2, 3, and 4, west half west half, containing 5,347.73 
acres, more or less. 
SEC. 5. Title to the following described public domain lands and ^^f^lZ 
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improvements thereon, situated within Sandoval County in the State 
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of New Mexico, is hereby declared to be held by the United States in 
trust for the pueblo of Santo Domingo: 
NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 
Township 15 north, range 4 east: 
Section 4, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half; 
Section 5, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, southeast quarter northeast quarter, 
east half southeast quarter; 
Section 8, lot 1. 
Township 16 north, range 4 east: 
Section 16, lots 5,6,7, and 8, west half; 
Section 17, lots 1, 4, 5, and 6, northeast quarter northeast quarter; 
Section 20, lots 1,2,3, and 4; 
Domingo, N. Mex. 
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Section 21, lots 5,6,7, and 8, west half ; 
Section 28, lots 5,6,7, and 8, west half; 
Section 29, lots 1,2,3, and 4; 
Section 32, lots 1,2,3, and 4; 
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Section 33, lots 5, 6, 7, .8, 9, and 10, northwestquarter, north half 
southwest quarter, containing 3,022.87 acres, more or less. 
SEC. 6. Title to the following described public domain lands and 
improvements thereon, situated within Sandoval County in the State 
of New Mexico, is hereby declared to be held by the United States in 
trust for the pueblo of Cochiti: 
NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 
Township 16 north, range 5 east: 
Section 8, all; 
Section 9, all; 
Section 10, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half; 
Section 16, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half; 
Section 17, all; 
Section 20, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, north half, north half southeast quar-
ter; 
Section 21, all; 
Section 22, lots 1,2,3, and 4, west half; 
Section 27, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, northwest quarter, northeast 
quarter southwest quarter; 
Section 28, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, north half northeast quarter, south-
east quarter northeast quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter; 
Section 29, lot 1; 
Section 34, lot 1, containing 5,384.49 acres, more or less. 
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SEC. 7. Title to the following described public domain lands and im-
provements thereon, situated within Bernalillo and "Valencia Counties 
m the State of New Mexico, is hereby declared to be held by the United 
States in trust for the pueblo of Isleta: 
NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 
Township 7 north, range 1 west: 
Section 4, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, southwest quarter southwest quarter, 
north half southwest quarter, northwest quarter; 
Section 6, all; 
Section 8, all; 
Section 16, lots 1,2,3, and 4; 
Section 18, lots 1,2,3, and 4. 
Township 7 north, range 2 west: 
Section 12, northeast quarter, east half southeast quarter. 
Township 8 north, range 1 west: 
Section 4, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 18, 14, 16, and 16, south half northeast 
quarter; 
Section 6, lots 1,8, and 9. 
Township 8 north, range 2 east: 
Section 4, lots 1, 2, 3, 4,13, 14,16, and 16, south half north half; 
Section 6, lots 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, and 16, northeast quarter east half 
northwest quarter. 
Township 8 north, range 2 east: 
Section 3, northwest quarter; 
Section 4, north half; 
Section 6, lots 1, 2, 12^ 13, 14, and 16, northeast quarter, east half 
northwest quarter, containing 4,669.74 acres, more or less. 
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P u e b l o of San 
Ildefonso, N. Mex. 
V a l i d 
existing 
rights. 
SEC. 8. Title to the following described lands and improvements 
thereon, situated within Santa Fe County in the State of New Mexico, 
is hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for the 
pueblo of San Ildefonso: 
NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 
Township 20 north, range 8 east: 
Section 26, lots 1, and 2; 
Section 27, lot 5; 
Section 34, lots 1,4,5, and 8; 
Section 35, lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, west half west half, containing 433.27 
acres, more or less. 
SEC. 9. Nothing in this Act shall affect valid rights existing at the 
date of approval of this Act. 
SEC. 10. (a) For the purpose of improving the land tenure pattern land^s*'^*"*'* ° ^ 
and consolidating Pueblo Indian lands, the Secretary of the Interior Authority, 
is authorized, under such regulations as he may prescribe, to acquire 
by exchange any lands or interests therein, including improvements 
and water rights, within the Pueblo land consolidation areas, and to 
convey in excnange therefor not to exceed an equal value of unappro-
priated public lands within the State of New Mexico, or, with the 
consent of the Pueblo authorities any Pueblo tribal lands or interest 
therein, including improvements and water rights. 
(b) Either party to an exchange under uiis section may reserve 
minerals, easements, or rights of use. 
(c) The Secretary may execute any title documents necessary to 
effect the exchanges authorized by this section. 
(d) Title to all lands acquired under the provisions of this section 
shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the 
respective Pueblo Indian tribes. 
SEC. 11. The lands held or acquired for the pueblos pursuant to this Administration. 
Act shall be administered the same as other trust or restricted Indian 
lands subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior 
for the protection and conservation of the soil, proper utilization of 
the land, and other purposes, and shall be a part of the respective 
Pueblo reservations. 
SEC. 12. The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in u,^s."^™* against 
accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 
1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of the title conve;yed 
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by this Act should or should not be set off a^gainst any claim against 
the United States determined by the Commission. 
Approved September 14, 1961. 
Public Law 87-232 
A N A C T 
September 14, 1961 
To make eeirtain funds available to the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
S"^?^e'rceTrib 
of the Interior make available the unexpended balances of funds in the w
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Treasury of the United States under the following symbols and titles: 
Funds. 
1) 14X7063 Nez Perces of Idaho fund; 
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(2) 14X7563 interests and accruals on interest, Nez Perces of 
Idaho fund; 
to the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho for purposes the tribe requests and 
approved by the Secretary of the Interior. 
Approved September 14, 1961. 
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