[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 278 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 278

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1999

 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 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 one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (herein ``the 
Secretary'') shall convey to the County of Rio Arriba, New Mexico 
(herein ``the County''), 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 
one tract of 130.27 acres (as described in Public Land Order 3730), and 
one tract of 276.76 acres (as described in Executive Order 4599).
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) Consideration for the conveyance described in 
        subsection (a) shall be--
                    (A) an amount that is consistent with the special 
                pricing program for Governmental entities under the 
                Recreation and Public Purposes Act; and
                    (B) an agreement between the Secretary and the 
                County 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 public 
        purposes. If such lands cease to be used for public purposes, 
        at the option of the United States, such lands will revert to 
        the United States.
    (c) Land Withdrawals.--Land withdrawals under Public Land Order 
3730 and Executive Order 4599 as extended in the Federal Register on 
May 25, 1989 (54 F.R. 22629) shall be revoked simultaneous with the 
conveyance of the property under subsection (a).
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