[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6906]
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              ALBUQUERQUE INDIAN SCHOOL LAND TRANSFER ACT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 194, S. 986.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 986) to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     take into trust 4 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of 
     certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third 
time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and 
laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 986) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 986

       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 ``Albuquerque Indian School 
     Land Transfer Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) 19 pueblos.--The term ``19 Pueblos'' means the New 
     Mexico Indian Pueblos of--
       (A) Acoma;
       (B) Cochiti;
       (C) Isleta;
       (D) Jemez;
       (E) Laguna;
       (F) Nambe;
       (G) Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan);
       (H) Picuris;
       (I) Pojoaque;
       (J) San Felipe;
       (K) San Ildefonso;
       (L) Sandia;
       (M) Santa Ana;
       (N) Santa Clara;
       (O) Santo Domingo;
       (P) Taos;
       (Q) Tesuque;
       (R) Zia; and
       (S) Zuni.
       (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``The 
     Town of Albuquerque Grant, Bernalillo County, within Township 
     10 North, Range 3 East, of the New Mexico Principal Meridian, 
     New Mexico--Metes and Bounds Survey'' and dated August 12, 
     2011.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means Secretary of 
     the Interior.

     SEC. 3. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF 19 PUEBLOS.

       (a) Action by Secretary.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall take into trust all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     Federal land described in subsection (b) for the benefit of 
     the 19 Pueblos immediately after the Secretary determines 
     that the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) have been satisfied 
     regarding the trust acquisition of the Federal land.
       (2) Administration.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) take such action as the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary to document the transfer under paragraph (1); and
       (B) appropriately assign each applicable private and 
     municipal utility and service right or agreement.
       (b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1) is the 4 tracts of Federal land, the 
     combined acreage of which is approximately 11.11 acres, that 
     were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School, more 
     particularly described as follows:
       (1) Abandoned indian school road.--The approximately 0.83 
     acres located in sec. 7 and sec. 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of 
     the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 
     as identified on the map.
       (2) Southern part tract d.--The approximately 6.18 acres 
     located in sec. 7 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico 
     Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified 
     on the map.
       (3) Tract 1.--The approximately 0.41 acres located in sec. 
     7 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian 
     in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the map.
       (4) Western part tract b.--The approximately 3.69 acres 
     located in sec. 7 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico 
     Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified 
     on the map.
       (c) Survey.--The Secretary shall conduct a survey of the 
     Federal land to be transferred consistent with subsection (b) 
     and may make minor corrections to the survey and legal 
     description of the Federal land described in subsection (b) 
     as the Secretary determines to be necessary to correct 
     clerical, typographical, and surveying errors.
       (d) Use of Land.--The Federal land taken into trust under 
     subsection (a) shall be used for the educational, health, 
     cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 
     Pueblos.
       (e) Limitations and Conditions.--The Federal land taken 
     into trust under subsection (a) shall remain subject to any 
     private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, 
     easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (f) Bureau of Indian Affairs Use.--
       (1) In general.--The 19 Pueblos shall allow the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs to continue to use the land taken into trust 
     under subsection (a) for the facilities and purposes as in 
     existence on the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
     with paragraph (2).
       (2) Requirements.--The use by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) be free of any rental charge; and
       (B) continue until such time as the Secretary determines 
     there is no further need for the existing Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs facilities.

     SEC. 4. EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), Federal land 
     taken into trust under section 3(a) shall be subject to 
     Federal laws relating to Indian land.
       (b) Gaming.--No class I gaming, class II gaming, or class 
     III gaming (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming 
     Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) shall be carried out on the 
     Federal land taken into trust under section 3(a).

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