United States · Law · S
S. 246 (108th)
A bill to provide that certain Bureau of Land Management land shall be held in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the State of New Mexico.
Introduced
29 January 2003
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 108-66.
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24 March 2026
Summary
Declares the right, title, and interest of the United States in certain tracts of land in Rio Arriba County and in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico, to be held in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, respectively (including mineral rights). Directs the Office of Cadastral Survey to conduct a survey of the boundary lines between the properties. Declares the lands held in trust to be part of the Santa Clara Indian Reservation and the San Ildefonso Indian Reservation and directs that they be administered in accordance with any law (including regulations) or court order generally applicable to property held by the U.S. Government in trust for Indian tribes. Subjects the trust lands and other lands in the Santa Clara Pueblo Grant and the San Ildefonso Pueblo Grant that are held by the respective tribes or subsequently acquired by them to the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924. Requires trust lands to be used only for traditional or customary uses or stewardship conservation. Prohibits this Act from being construed to: (1) affect any person's (other than the United States') existing right-of-way, lease, permit, mining claim, grazing permit, water right, or other right or interest in or to the trust lands; (2) affect any existing right or claim of either Pueblo to any lands or interest in lands based upon Aboriginal or Indian title; or (3) constitute the reservation of water or water rights in the trust lands or any change in status of water rights of either Pueblo.
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17 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 30 July 2003
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 30 July 2003
Public Law
summary · EN · 30 July 2003
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 16 July 2003
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 17 June 2003
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 17 June 2003
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 16 June 2003
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 16 June 2003
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 16 June 2003
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 9 June 2003
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 9 June 2003
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 9 June 2003
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 January 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 January 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 January 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/246
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/246