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DECEMBER 1, 2000

Public comments are being sought on a proposed land exchange between the New Mexico Pueblo of Santo Domingo and the Bureau of Land Management.

The BLM has prepared a draft environmental impact statement on the transfer of 7,376 acres of land to the Pueblo. The statement proposes that the swap be made along with securing an easement from the Pueblo. Two other alternatives are offered.

In exchange for the swap, the Pueblo would give as yet unidentified parcels of land to the BLM. As part of a land claims settlement recently signed into law, the Pueblo will receive $3.7 million in order to buy those parcels of land.

Get the Draft EIS:
Santo Domingo Pueblo/BLM Proposed Land Exchange [PDF 2902k] (BLM November 2000)

Get the Story:
Comment Invited on Deal (The Albuquerque Journal 12/1)

Get the Settlement:
A bill to settle the land claims of the Pueblo of Santo Domingo (S.2917)

Relevant Links:
Bureau of Land Management; New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas - www.nm.blm.gov/www/new_home_2.html

Related Stories:
Pueblo land claims bill passed (Tribal Law 10/18)
Bill would settle Pueblo's claims (Tribal Law 08/17)