S 3219
Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill, the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025, proposes to transfer approximately 9.89 acres of Federal land in Albuquerque, New Mexico, into trust for the 19 New Mexico Indian Pueblos. The land, formerly part of the Albuquerque Indian School, will be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of these Pueblos, allowing them to use the land for educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development. A right-of-way easement will be maintained for retrieving federal property.
Key provisions
- Transfers approximately 9.89 acres of Federal land in Albuquerque, NM, into trust.
- The 19 New Mexico Indian Pueblos are designated to receive the land.
- The Secretary of the Interior will oversee the land transfer and hold it in trust.
- A right-of-way easement is established for retrieving federal property.
- The land is to be used for educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development purposes.
- The land will be subject to existing Federal laws governing Indian trust land.
- Class I, II, and III gaming are prohibited on the transferred land.
Who is affected
- New Mexico Indian Pueblos (Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambe, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Pojoaque, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Sandia, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zia, and Zuni)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- General Services Administration
- Bernalillo County, New Mexico
- Federal Government
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. 3219
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
A BILL
To transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025
.
In this section:
The term 19 Pueblos means the New Mexico Indian Pueblos of—
Acoma;
Cochiti;
Isleta;
Jemez;
Laguna;
Nambe;
Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan);
Picuris;
Pojoaque;
San Felipe;
San Ildefonso;
Sandia;
Santa Ana;
Santa Clara;
Santo Domingo;
Taos;
Tesuque;
Zia; and
Zuni.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
Except as provided in subsection (e), the term survey means the survey plat entitled Plat of Tracts 1 Thru 3 Lands of US Indian Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs
, prepared by Surv-Tek, Inc., and dated May 2023.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and the relocation of all Federal tenants—
the Administrator of General Services shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (c) to the Secretary; and
The Federal land referred to in this section is the 3 tracts of Federal land, the combined acreage of which is approximately 9.89 acres, that were historically part of the Albuquerque Indian School and, as of the date of enactment of this Act, are under the custody and accountability of the General Services Administration, more particularly described as follows:
The approximately 3.57 acres located in secs. 7 and 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on which stands a 76,682 square foot warehouse, as identified on the survey.
The approximately 5.78 acres located in secs. 7 and 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the survey.
The approximately .54 acres located in secs. 7 and 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of the New Mexico Principal Meridian in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as identified on the survey.
The Federal land transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2) shall be subject to a right-of-way easement, as determined by the Administrator of General Services, on the Federal land described in subsection (c)(1) for purposes of retrieving or relocating Federal property from that Federal land to another location.
The survey obtained under paragraph (1) shall be recorded in the public records of the County Clerk Office of Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
The Federal land transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2) shall be—
subject to Federal laws applicable to Indian trust land in the State of New Mexico.
The Federal land transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2) shall remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
Class I gaming, class II gaming, and class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) are prohibited on the Federal land transferred into trust under subsection (b)(2).