[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 293 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 293

To direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to convey certain 
       lands in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College.


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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 Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to convey certain 
       lands in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College.

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

SECTION 1. OLD JICARILLA ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.

    (a) Conveyance of Property.--Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior 
(herein ``the Secretaries'') shall convey to San Juan College, in 
Farmington, 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 ten acres known as the ``Old 
Jicarilla Site'' located in San Juan County, New Mexico (T29N; R5W; 
portions of Sections 29 and 30).
    (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 Secretaries and the 
President of San Juan College. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
San Juan College.
    (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 Secretaries and San 
                Juan College 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 
        educational and recreational purposes. 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.
    (d) Land Withdrawals.--Public Land Order 3443, only insofar as it 
pertains to lands described in subsections (a) and (b) above, shall be 
revoked simultaneous with the conveyance of the property under 
subsection (a).
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