§ 1780k. Inter-Pueblo cooperation  


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  • (a) Demarcation of boundary

    The Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo may, by agreement, demarcate a boundary between their respective tribal land within Township 20 North, Range 7 East, in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and may exchange or otherwise convey land between them in that township.

    (b) Action by Secretary of the InteriorIn accordance with any agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall, without further administrative procedures or environmental or other analyses—(1) recognize a boundary between the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo;(2) provide for a boundary survey;(3) approve land exchanges and conveyances as agreed upon by the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo; and(4) accept conveyances of exchanged lands into trust for the benefit of the grantee tribe.
(Pub. L. 109–286, § 13, Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1228.)