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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.

9/10/2007--Introduced.

States that the ratification and approval of the Jicarilla Apache Nation's deed for specified settlement lands and the issuance of a patent pursuant to this Act shall not take effect until the Secretary of the Interior finds the following events have occurred: (1) 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; and (2) 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. Requires the Secretary to publish such findings in the Federal Register.

Ratifies and approves the Jicarilla Apache Nation's quitclaim deed for the settlement lands to the County, but such ratification and approval shall be effective only upon satisfaction of all conditions specified above and only as of the date that the Secretary's findings are published in the Federal Register.

Requires the Secretary to issue to the County a patent for 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.



Latest Actions
  • 05/02/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 05/01/2008 - Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 05/01/2008 - Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3727)
  • 05/01/2008 - Cleared for White House.
  • 04/30/2008 - Received in the Senate, read twice.
  • 04/30/2008 - Received in the Senate.
  • 04/29/2008 - Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-610.
  • 04/29/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.
  • 04/29/2008 - Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  • 04/29/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2770-2771)
  • 04/29/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3522.
  • 04/29/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2770)
  • 04/29/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 04/17/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • 04/17/2008 - Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  • 04/09/2008 - Committee Hearings Held.
  • 09/10/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1847-1848)
  • 09/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.3522 Received in Senate from House05/05/2008
H.R.3522 Received in Senate from House05/05/2008
H.R.3522 Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate05/03/2008
H.R.3522 Reported in House05/01/2008
H.R.3522 Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House05/01/2008
H.R.3522 Introduced in House09/13/2007

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