Pub. L. 104-333, div. 1, tit. II, sec. 210

TAOS PUEBLO LAND TRANSFER.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 227 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 210. TAOS PUEBLO LAND TRANSFER. (a) Transfer.—The parcel of land described in subsection (b) is hereby transferred without consideration to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the Pueblo de Taos. Such parcel shall be a part of the Pueblo de Taos Reservation and shall be managed in accordance with section 4 of the Act of May 31, 1933 (48 Stat. 108) (as amended, including as amended by Public Law 91–550 (84 Stat. 1437)). (b) Land Description.—The parcel of land referred to in subsection (a) is the land that is generally depicted on the map entitled “Lands transferred to the Pueblo of Taos—proposed” and dated September 1994, comprises 764.33 acres, and is situated within sections 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 27 North, Range 14 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian, within the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, Carson National Forest, Taos County, New Mexico. (c) Conforming Boundary Adjustments.—The boundaries of the Carson National Forest and the Wheeler Peak Wilderness are hereby adjusted to reflect the transfer made by subsection (a). (d) Resolution of Outstanding Claims.—The Congress finds and declares that, as a result of the enactment of this section, the Taos Pueblo has no unresolved equitable or legal claims against the United States on the lands to be held in trust and to become part of the Pueblo de Taos Reservation under this section.
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