A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of land located in Colorado and certain mineral interests to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and to pay an amount to such tribe for energy development.
PL 96-492 (H.R.8112), enacted 12/02/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-492—DEC. 2, 1980 
94 STAT. 2565 
Public Law 96-492 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of land located in 
Ciolorado and certain mineral interests to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and to pay 
an amount to such tribe for energy development. 
Dec. 2, 1980 
[H.R. 8112] 
Ute Mountain 
Ute Tribe. 
Land 
conveyance. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled. That (a) within the 
thir^-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 
the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, without consideration, to 
the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe all right, title, and interest of 
the United 
States in and to the parcel of land located in the State of Colorado 
described in section 3, except the right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to any minerals located on or under such parcel 
of land. 
(b) The parcel of land described in section 3 shall not be considered 
Indian country for any purpose and shall be subject to State and local 
governmental jurisdiction and taxation. 
(c) The Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Ute 
Mountain Ute Tribe before the United States does any exploration 
for, development of, or production of minerals located on or under the 
parcel of 
land described in section 3. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall pay to the Ute 
Mountain Ute Tribe for tne development by the tribe of energy 
sources on lands owned by such tribe, from sums appropriated for 
such purpose, the sum of $4,000,000 in accordance with an energy 
development pr(^am submitted to the Secretary by the Ute Moun-
tain Ute Tribe and approved bv the Secretary. 
(b) None of the funds paid by the Secretary to the Ute Mountain 
Ute Tribe pursuant to this section may be used to pay any attorney or 
agent for services rendered to the tribe with respect to the parcel of 
land described in section 3 or to pay any funds directly to any 
individual member of the tribe. Any person violating this subsection Penalty 
shall be fmed not more than $1,000 tor each violation. 
SEC. 3. The lands transferred pursuant to section 1 of this Act are 
the following: 
NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COLORADO 
Township 48 North, Range 3 West 
Section 19: 
Lotl, 
Lot 2, 
West half northeast quarter, 
East half northwest quarter. 
West half 
southeast quarter. 
Section 30: 
Lotl, 
Northwest quarter northeast quarter, 
Northeast quarter northwest quarter, 
Funds, 
restrictions. 
94 STAT. 2566 
PUBLIC LAW 96-492—DEC. 2, 1980 
Township 47 North, Range 4 West 
Section 10: Northeast quarter northwest quarter. 
Section 15: West half 
northwest quarter. 
Section 16: 
Southeast quarter northeast quarter. 
East half 
southeast quarter. 
Section 20: Southeast quarter southeast quarter. 
Section 21: 
Lot 6, 
Lot 7, 
Lot9, 
Lot 10, 
North half 
northeast quarter, 
Southwest quarter northeast quarter. 
Section 27: Nortliwest quarter southeast quarter. 
Section 29: Lot 1, 
Township 48 North, Range 4 West 
Section 9: 
South half 
northeast quarter. 
East half 
northwest quaj*ter. 
North half 
southeast quarter. 
Section 10: 
Northwest quarter northeast quarter. 
Southeast quarter northeast quarter. 
South half. 
Section 11: 
South half 
nortiieast quarter. 
Northeast quarter southeast quarter. 
South half 
southeast quarter. 
Section 13: 
Northeast quarter. 
North half 
northwest quarter. 
East half 
southeast quarter. 
Section 14: 
Southwest quarter northwest quarter, 
Esst half 
southeast quarter. 
Section 15: 
West half 
northeast quarter, 
South half 
southwest quarter. 
Section 16: Northeast quarter southeast quarter. 
Section 17: Southeast quarter southeast quarter. 
Section 20: Northeast quarter northeast quarter. 
Section 21: Northeast quarter southeast quarter. 
Section 23: 
Northeast quarter northeast quarter. 
North half 
southwest quarter. 
Section 26: 
West half 
east half. 
Southeast quarter northeast quarter. 
Section 29: East half 
northeast quarter. 
Claims against 
Ssc. 4. The enactment of this Act shall fully satisfy all claims 
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against the United States by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe relating to 
the dispute over ownership of lands located in New Mexico and 
described as towndiips 31 and 32, range 16 west of the New Mexico 
principal meridian. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-492—DEC. 2, 1980 
94 STAT. 2567 
SEC. 5. Effective October 1,1981, there is authorized to be appropri- Appropriation 
ated to the Secretary of the Interior the sum of $4,000,000 to carry out authorization. 
section 2. Any sums appropriated under the authority contained in 
this section shsdl remain available until expended by the Secretary. 
Approved December 2, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1407 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
Nov. 17, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.