Findings
Congress finds that—
11 Stat. 374 in 1748, the Pueblo of Sandia received a grant from a representative of the King of Spain, which grant was recognized and confirmed by Congress in 1858 (); and
in 1994, the Pueblo filed a civil action against the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Civil No. 1:94CV02624), asserting that Federal surveys of the grant boundaries erroneously excluded certain land within the Cibola National Forest, including a portion of the Sandia Mountain Wilderness.
Purposes
The purposes of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title are—
to establish the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area in the Cibola National Forest;
to confirm the status of national forest land and wilderness land in the Area while resolving issues associated with the civil action referred to in subsection (a)(2) and the opinions of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior dated (M–36963; 96 I.D. 331) and (M–37002); and
to provide the Pueblo, the parties to the civil action, and the public with a fair and just settlement of the Pueblo’s claim.
Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title IV, § 402117 Stat. 279(, , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 108–7117 Stat. 279Sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this title”, meaning title IV of div. F of , , , which is classified generally to sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title IV, § 415117 Stat. 294
“The provisions of this title [see Short Title note below] shall take effect immediately on enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that:
Short Title of 2014 Amendment
Pub. L. 113–119, § 1128 Stat. 1185
section 539m–11 of this title“This Act [amending ] may be cited as the ‘Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act’.”
, , , provided that:
Short Title
Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title IV, § 401117 Stat. 279
section 1746 of Title 43“This title [enacting this section and sections 539m–1 to 539m–12 of this title, amending , Public Lands, and enacting provisions set out as a note above] may be cited as the ‘T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act’.”
, , , provided that: