Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act
Latest action · Jan 3, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act - Amends the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture, upon the receipt of certain consideration and at the request of the Sandia Pueblo of New Mexico and the Secretary of the Interior, to transfer certain National Forest land to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the Pueblo, provided a land exchange with the Pueblo required by that Act is not completed within 90 days of this Act's enactment.
Requires that National Forest land to be preserved in its natural state.
Requires the Pueblo to transfer to the Secretary, in exchange for such land, the Pueblo's La Luz tract and an amount equal to the difference between the value of: (1) the National Forest land in its natural state, and (2) the La Luz tract and the compensation owed to the Pueblo by the Secretary for the right-of-way and conservation easement on its Piedra Lisa tract.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 19, 2011 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jan 3, 2012 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jan 3, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jan 3, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Dec 19, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 19, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H9945.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2024 | Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act | Identical bill | Dec 11, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2011Introduced in House
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