To ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly, and for other purposes.

5/27/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Ratifies and approves the Jicarilla Apache Nation's quitclaim deed for the Settlement Lands to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, but such ratification and approval shall be effective only upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(1) that the Board of Commissioners of the Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, has enacted a resolution permanently abandoning a specified disputed county road and has submitted a copy of that resolution to the Secretary of the Interior; and
(2) that the Jicarilla Apache Nation has executed a quitclaim deed to Rio Arriba County for specified settlement lands subject to the exceptions identified in the Settlement Agreement and has submitted a copy of such deed to the Secretary. Makes such ratification and approval effective only as of the date that the Secretary publishes findings in the Federal Register that the conditions have been met.
Requires the Secretary, following publication of the findings, to issue to the County a patent for the Settlement lands. Subjects the patent to all valid existing rights of third parties, including but not limited to easements of record. Requires that the patent include a specified perpetual restrictive covenant running with the Settlement Lands for the benefit of the lands comprising the Jicarilla Apache Reservation adjacent to the Settlement Lands. Provides that the lands conveyed to the County in such patent shall cease to be a part of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation and the exterior boundary of the Reservation shall be deemed relocated accordingly.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Tom Udall [D, NM-3]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Steven Pearce [R, NM-2]
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• House Natural Resources

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• Enacted on May 27, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-236.
• Signed on May 27, 2008.
• May 19, 2008. Presented to President.
• May 02, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• May 01, 2008. Cleared for White House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on May 01, 2008. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Apr 30, 2008: Received in the Senate, read twice.
• Apr 30, 2008: Received in the Senate.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Apr 29, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
• Apr 29, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3522.
• Apr 29, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Apr 29, 2008: Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
• Added to calendar on Apr 29, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380..
• Apr 29, 2008: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-610.
• Added to calendar on Apr 17, 2008: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent..
• Apr 17, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Apr 09, 2008: Committee Hearings Held.
• Sep 10, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Sep 10, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1847-1848)
• Introduced on Sep 10, 2007.

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