Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act
Pub. L. 113–119 (text) (PDF) | |
| Codification | |
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| Acts affected | T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act |
| U.S.C. sections affected | 16 U.S.C. § 539m–11 |
| Agencies affected | United States Department of the Interior |
| Legislative history | |
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The Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act (S. 611;
The bill passed in the United States Senate during the 113th United States Congress.[3]
Background
Sandia Pueblo
Provisions of the bill
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.[1]
The Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act would amend the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture, upon the receipt of certain consideration and at the request of the Sandia Pueblo of New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior, to transfer certain National Forest land to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the Pueblo, provided a land exchange with the Pueblo required by that Act is not completed within 90 days of this Act's enactment.[1]
The bill would require that National Forest land to be preserved as open space in its natural state.[1]
The bill would also require the Pueblo to transfer to the Secretary, in exchange for such land, the Pueblo's La Luz tract and an amount equal to the difference between the value of: (1) the National Forest land as open space in its natural state, and (2) the La Luz tract and the compensation owed to the Pueblo by the Secretary for the right-of-way and conservation easement on its Piedra Lisa tract.[1]
Congressional Budget Office report
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Budget Office, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 30, 2013. This is a public domain source.[2]
S. 611 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain lands in the Sandia Mountain Wilderness and Cibola National Forest in New Mexico to the United States Department of the Interior to be held in trust for the Pueblo of Sandia. In exchange for the specified National Forest lands, the legislation would require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain lands and easements held in trust for the Pueblo of Sandia to the Forest Service.[2]
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that implementing S. 611 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Based on information provided by the Forest Service, CBO estimates that the cost of administering the land transfers would be minimal. Enacting S. 611 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.[2]
S. 611 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would benefit the Pueblo of Sandia.[2]
Procedural history
The Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act was introduced into the
See also
Notes/References
- ^ a b c d e "S. 611 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "S. 611 - CBO". Congressional Budget Office. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Cox, Ramsey (12 March 2014). "Senate passes bill giving Pueblo Indians forest land". The Hill. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Chairwoman Cantwell Holds Hearing on Tribal Resources Legislation". Tulalip News. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "S. 611 - All Actions". United States Congress. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
External links
- Library of Congress - Thomas S. 611
- beta.congress.gov S. 611
- GovTrack.us S. 611
- OpenCongress.org S. 611
- WashingtonWatch.com S. 611
- Senate Report 113-136
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