[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 111 (Monday, August 2, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H6775-H6776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   OLD JICARILLA ADMINISTRATIVE SITE

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 695) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey an administrative site in

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San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                H.R. 695

       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, the Secretary of Agriculture, and 
     the President of San Juan 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).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Saxton) and the gentleman from California (Mr. George 
Miller) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Saxton).
  (Mr. SAXTON asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 695 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey the administrative site in San 
Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College.
  H.R. 695 a bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey an administrative site in San Juan 
County, New Mexico, to San Juan College, was introduced by our 
colleague the honorable gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Udall).
  This legislation will require the Secretary to convey a 10-acre 
parcel known as the ``Old Jicarilla Site'' to San Juan college. The 
Forest Service no longer requires its use and has not occupied the site 
for several years.
  The bill will also require the site to be used for educational and 
recreational purposes. Our good friend the gentleman from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) has done a great job on this legislation. I urge all my 
colleagues to support its passage under the suspended rules.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 695 by the gentleman from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) which would direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey approximately 20 acres of both Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
Management land, including real property on the land, on the Carson 
National Forest in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College in 
Farmington, New Mexico.
  The ``Old Jicarilla Site,'' as it is known, contains a surplus and 
abandoned ranger station. The college would pay for all lands in 
accordance with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act and use the site 
for educational and recreational purposes.
  The bill represent a bipartisan effort both in the House and the 
Senate. I urge my colleagues to support it.
  I would like to take the time to congratulate the gentleman from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) on his sponsorship of this piece of legislation in 
an effort to get it passed.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Saxton) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 695, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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