S. 609: San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act
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S. 609: San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-19 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act
Plain summary
San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, on request of the plaintiffs in the case Blancett v. United States Department of the Interior, et al. , in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, to convey to them by sale all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any portion of approximately 19 acres of certain federal surface estate in San Juan County, New Mexico (including any improvements or appurtenances). Requires the plaintiffs to: (1) pay the administrative costs associated with such conveyance; and (2) pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the federal surface estate conveyed, as determined by an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary. Requires deposit of the proceeds of any such conveyance in the general account of the Treasury to be used for deficit reduction. Withdraws the federal land from: (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
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San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 1 cosponsors
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Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Appraisal
- An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s609.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s609 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113