[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 213 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 213

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land 
                   to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2005

 Mr. Bingaman (for himself and Mr. Domenici) 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 Federal land 
                   to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rio Arriba County Land Conveyance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means the County of Rio 
        Arriba, New Mexico.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Alcalde 
        Proposed Land Transfer'' and dated September 23, 2004.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to 
the County, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the land (including any improvements to the land) described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) 
consists of approximately 150.86 acres of land located on the Sebastian 
Martin Land Grant in the vicinity of Alcalde, Rio Arriba County, New 
Mexico, as depicted on the map.
    (c) Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--The land conveyed under subsection (a) 
        shall be treated as public land for the purposes of the Act of 
        June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public 
        Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.)
            (2) Consideration.--The amount of consideration for the 
        conveyance of land under subsection (a) shall be determined by 
        the Secretary consistent with section 2(a) of the Act of June 
        14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and Public 
        Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869-1(a)).
            (3) Agreement.--Before conveying the land under subsection 
        (a), the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the 
        County that indemnifies the United States from all liability of 
        the United States arising from the land conveyed.
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