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[H.R. 434 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.434

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  eight


                                 An Act


 
  To provide for the conveyance of small parcels of land in the Carson 
  National Forest and the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, to the 
      village of El Rito and the town of Jemez Springs, New Mexico.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO.

    (a) Conveyance of Property.--Within 60 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (herein ``the Secretary'') shall 
convey to the town of Jemez Springs, New Mexico, subject to the terms 
and conditions under subsection (c), all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to a parcel of real property (including any 
improvements on the land) consisting of approximately 1 acre located in 
the Santa Fe National Forest in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the 
survey shall be borne by the town of Jemez Springs.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--
        (1) Notwithstanding exceptions of application under the 
    Recreation and Public Purposes Act (43 U.S.C. 869(c)), 
    consideration for the conveyance described in subsection (a) shall 
    be--
            (A) an amount that is consistent with the Bureau of Land 
        Management special pricing program for Governmental entities 
        under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; and
            (B) an agreement between the Secretary and the town of 
        Jemez Springs indemnifying the Government of the United States 
        from all liability of the Government that arises from the 
        property.
        (2) The lands conveyed by this Act shall be used for the 
    purposes of construction and operation of a fire substation. If 
    such lands cease to be used for such purposes, at the option of the 
    United States, such lands will revert to the United States.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.