This bill would transfer three small federal tracts (about 9.89 acres total) that were part of the former Albuquerque Indian School into trust for 19 New Mexico Pueblos. The General Services Administration (GSA) would first transfer administrative control to the Secretary of the Interior, and then the Secretary would hold title in trust for the 19 Pueblos. The tracts are described by survey and include Tract 1 (about 3.57 acres with a 76,682 sq. ft. warehouse), Tract 2 (about 5.78 acres), and Tract 3 (about 0.54 acres). The transfer must occur within 90 days after enactment and after relocation of federal tenants. The land will be used for education, health, cultural, business, and economic development by the 19 Pueblos. The land remains subject to existing recorded encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, and utility agreements. The transfer is subject to a right-of-way easement on Tract 1 for retrieving or relocating federal property. The Secretary must obtain a survey and may correct minor clerical or surveying errors; the survey must be recorded in Bernalillo County. All federal laws that apply to Indian trust land in New Mexico will apply. Class I, II, and III gaming are explicitly prohibited on the transferred land.
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The sponsors introduced this bill to transfer the specified former Albuquerque Indian School tracts into trust for the benefit of the 19 named New Mexico Pueblos so the Pueblos can use the land for education, health, cultural, business, and economic development.
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