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S. 986: Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

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S. 986: Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-16 · Native Americans · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-69.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-69. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act (Sec. 3) Directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust 4 tracts of federal land in New Mexico, the combined acreage of which is approximately 11.11 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School for the benefit of 19 specified pueblos immediately after the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 have been satisfied regarding the trust acquisition of such federal land. Requires the federal lands taken into trust to be used for the educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development of the 19 pueblos. Requires the federal lands taken into trust to remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on this Act's enactment date. Requires the 19 pueblos to allow the Bureau of Indian Affairs to continue to use the federal lands taken into trust for the facilities and purposes as in existence on this Act's enactment date. (Sec. 4) Prohibits gaming from being carried out on the federal lands taken into trust under this Act.

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Official text

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 986, Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act (2015-05-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-s986 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114