[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1510 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1510

     To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
 Agriculture to convey certain lands to the county of Rio Arriba, New 
                                Mexico.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 9, 1997

 Mr. Domenici (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
 Agriculture to convey certain lands to the county of Rio Arriba, New 
                                Mexico.

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

SECTION 1. OLD COYOTE ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.

    (a) Conveyance of Property.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall convey by quit-claim deed to the county 
of Rio Arriba, New Mexico, subject to the terms and conditions stated 
in subsection (b), all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the land (including all improvements on the land) known as 
the ``Old Coyote Administrative Site'' located approximately \1/2\ mile 
east of the Village of Coyote, New Mexico on State Road 96, comprising 
1 tract of 130.27 acres and 1 tract of 276.76 acres.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) Consideration.--The conveyance described in subsection 
        (a) shall be in consideration of an amount that is agreeable to 
        the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
        and the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico, payable in full 
        within the 6-month period referred to in subsection (a), or, at 
        the option of the county, in 20 annual payments due on January 
        1 of the first year beginning after the date of enactment of 
        this Act and annually thereafter until the total amount due has 
        been paid. The county shall not be charged interest on amounts 
        owed the United States for the conveyance.
            (2) Release.--On conveyance of the property under 
        subsection (a), the county shall release the United States from 
        any liability for claims relating to the property.
            (3) Reversion.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
        be a conveyance fee simple title to the property, subject to 
        reversion to the United States if the property is used for 
        other than public purposes or if the consideration requirements 
        under paragraph (1) are not met.
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