II Calendar No. 653 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1939 [Report No. 110–301] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2007 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 April 10, 2008 Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with amendments Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Santa Fe National Forest Title Claim Resolution Act.
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Definitions
In this Act: (1)
Claim
The term Claim means a claim of the Claimants against the United States under— (A)the administrative adjudication of Ramona and Boyd Lawson, IBLA 97–459, NMNM–96160, 159 IBLA 184 (June 4, 2003); or (B)section 316 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1746).of the Claimants to any right, title, or interest in any land located in lot 10, sec. 22, T. 18 N., R. 12 E., New Mexico Principal Meridian, San Miguel County, New Mexico, except as provided in section (3)(a). (2)
Claimants
The term Claimants means Ramona Lawson and Boyd Lawson. (3)
Federal land
The term Federal land means a parcel of National Forest System land in the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, that is— (A)a portion of the land occupied by improvements that is referred to in the administrative adjudication described in paragraph (1)(A); (B)comprised of approximately 6.20 acres of land; (C)in lot 10, sec. 22, T. 18 N., R. 12 E., New Mexico Principal Meridian, San Miguel County, New Mexico; and (D)described and delineated in the survey. (3)
Federal land
The term Federal land means a parcel of National Forest System land in the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, that is— (A)comprised of approximately 6.20 acres of land; and (B)described and delineated in the survey. (4)
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service Regional Forester, Southwestern Region. (5)
Survey
The term survey means the survey plat entitled Boundary Survey and Conservation Easement Plat, prepared by Chris A. Chavez, Land Surveyor, Forest Service, NMPLS#12793, and recorded on February 27, 2007, at book 55, page 93, of the land records of San Miguel County, New Mexico.
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Santa fe national forest land conveyance
(a)
In general
The Secretary shall, except as provided in paragraph (1) and subject to valid existing rights, convey and quitclaim to the Claimants all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land in exchange for— (1)the grant by the Claimants to the United States of a scenic easement to the Federal land that— (A)protects the purposes for which the Federal land was designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.); and (B)is determined to be acceptable by the Secretary; and (2)a release of the United States by the Claimants of— (A)the Claim; and (B)any additional related claims of the Claimants against the United States. (b)
Survey
The Secretary, with the approval of the Claimants, may make minor corrections to the survey and legal description of the Federal land to correct clerical, typographical, and surveying errors. (c)
Satisfaction of claim
The conveyance of Federal land under subsection (a) shall constitute a full satisfaction of the Claim.
April 10, 2008 Reported with amendments