Pueblo wants changes to land claim bill

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2002

Sandia Pueblo Gov. Stuwart Paisano wants the Senate to consider changing a bill to settle a claim to 10,000 acres in the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico.

Paisano said the modifications affect only the tribe's interests. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee could consider his amendments.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed the bill with only a minor amendment to ensure access for fire control.

Get the Story:
Pueblo Mountain Claim Gets Senate Committee OK (The Albuquerque Journal 8/1)

Today on Indianz.Com:
Pueblo land claim bill advances (8/1)

Get the Bill:
A bill to establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area within the Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico to resolve a land claim involving the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, and for other purposes (S.2018)

Related Solicitor Opinons:
Tarr Opinion (December 9, 1988) | Tarr Opinion Reconsidered (December 5, 2000) | Eastern Boundary of Sandia Pueblo (January 19, 2001)

Related Decisions:
Sandia v. Babbitt (December 1996) | Sandia v. Babbitt (July 1998) | Pueblo of Sandia v. Babbitt (November 2000)

Relevant Links:
Sandia Pueblo - http://www.sandiapueblo.nsn.us

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