[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 51 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3718-S3719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SAN JUAN COLLEGE LAND CONVEYANCE

  The text of S. 293, a bill to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture 
and Interior to convey certain lands in San Juan County, New Mexico, to 
San Juan College, as passed by the Senate on March 25, 1999, follows:

                                 S. 293

       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 completion of the survey referred to in 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to 
     San Juan College, in Farmington, New Mexico, subject to the 
     terms, conditions, and reservations 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) not to exceed 20 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 
     Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
     President of San Juan

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     College. The cost of the survey shall be borne by San Juan 
     College.
       (c) Terms, Conditions, and Reservations.--
       (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 of the Interior 
     and Agriculture 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.
       (3) The Secretary of Agriculture shall identify any 
     reservations of rights-of-way for ingress, egress, and 
     utilities as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       (4) The conveyance described in subsection (a) shall be 
     subject to valid existing rights.
       (d) Land Withdrawals.--Public Land Order 3443, only insofar 
     as it pertains to lands described in subsections (a) and (b), 
     shall be revoked simultaneous with the conveyance of the 
     property under subsection (a).

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