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H.R. 3259 (98th)

A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Pueblo de Cochiti.

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Introduced

8 June 1983

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Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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Summary

Declares that all Federal right, title, and interest in specified lands are held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior for the Pueblo de Cochiti, New Mexico. Directs the Secretary to conduct a cadastral survey of such lands. Declares such lands to be part of the Pueblo Reservation and prohibits their development for uses other than those existing on the date this Act is enacted. Grants permittees of such lands who are not members of the Pueblo the opportunity to renew their permits within ten years of enactment. States that authority to pay for the relinquishment of a permit does not constitute a recognition of any property right of the permittee in the land or its resources. Directs the Secretary to grant full recognition to a specified flowage easement. Authorizes the Secretary to modify or terminate the terms of such easement. Directs the Secretary to grant easements for access to specified lands for specified purposes.

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