[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1939 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 653
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1939
[Report No. 110-301]
To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Santa Fe National
Forest, New Mexico.
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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]
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A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Santa Fe National
Forest, New Mexico.
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 ``Santa Fe National Forest Title Claim
Resolution Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Claim.--The term ``Claim'' means a claim <DELETED>of
the Claimants against the United States under--
<DELETED> (A) the administrative adjudication of
Ramona and Boyd Lawson, IBLA 97-459, NMNM-96160, 159
IBLA 184 (June 4, 2003); or</DELETED>
(B)</DELETED> section 316 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1746).</DELETED>
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.
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) a portion of the land occupied by
improvements that is referred to in the administrative
adjudication described in paragraph (1)(A);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) comprised of approximately 6.20 acres
of land;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in lot 10, sec. 22, T. 18 N., R. 12
E., New Mexico Principal Meridian, San Miguel County,
New Mexico; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) described and delineated in the
survey.</DELETED>
(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.
SEC. 3. 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.
Calendar No. 653
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1939
[Report No. 110-301]
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A BILL
To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Santa Fe National
Forest, New Mexico.
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April 10, 2008
Reported with amendments