[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 96 (Friday, July 17, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8539-S8540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         LAND CONVEYANCE, SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 434) to prove for the 
conveyance of small parcel of land in the Carson National Forest and 
the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, to the village of El Rito and 
the town of Jemiz Springs, New Mexico, which had been reported from the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike 
all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following:

                                H.R. 434

     SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST, NEW 
                   MEXICO.

       (a) Conveyance of Property.--Within 60 days of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (herein ``the 
     Secretary'') shall convey to the town of Jemez Springs, 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 one acre located in 
     the Santa Fe National Forest in Sandoval County, New Mexico.
       (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 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the town 
     of Jemez Springs.
       (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 Secretary and the town of 
     Jemez Springs 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 the 
     purposes of construction and operation of a fire substation. 
     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.

  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 434), as amended, was deemed read the third time and 
passed.

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