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16 U.S.C. § 539m–2 — T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area

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16 U.S.C. § 539m–2 — T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area

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**(a) Establishment** The T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area is established within the Cibola National Forest and the Sandia Mountain Wilderness as depicted on the map— (1) to recognize and protect in perpetuity the rights and interests of the Pueblo in and to the Area, as specified in [section 539m–3(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section539m–3/a&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) to preserve in perpetuity the national forest and wilderness character of the Area; and (3) to recognize and protect in perpetuity the longstanding use and enjoyment of the Area by the public. **(b) Administration and applicable law** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall continue to administer the Area as part of the National Forest System subject to and consistent with the provisions of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title affecting management of the Area. (2) **Traditional or cultural uses** — Traditional or cultural uses by Pueblo members and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes authorized to use the Area by the Pueblo under [section 539m–3(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section539m–3/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not be restricted except by— (A) the Wilderness Act ([16 U.S.C. 1131](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1131&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) (including regulations promulgated under that Act) as in effect on February 20, 2003; and (B) applicable Federal wildlife protection laws, as provided in [section 539m–4(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section539m–4/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) **Later enactments** — To the extent that any law enacted or amended after February 20, 2003, is inconsistent with sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title, the law shall not apply to the Area unless expressly made applicable by Congress. (4) **Trust** — The use of the word “Trust” in the name of the Area— (A) is in recognition of the specific rights and interests of the Pueblo in the Area; and (B) does not confer on the Pueblo the ownership interest that exists in a case in which the Secretary of the Interior accepts the title to land held in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe. **(c) Map** (1) **Filing** — As soon as practicable after February 20, 2003, the Secretary shall file the map and a legal description of the Area with the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (2) **Public availability** — The map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Washington, District of Columbia. (3) **Effect** — The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same effect as if the map and legal description were included in sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title, except that— (A) technical and typographical errors shall be corrected; (B) changes that may be necessary under subsection (b), (d), or (e) of [section 539m–7 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section539m-7&num=0&edition=prelim) or subsection (b) or (c) of [section 539m–11 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section539m-11&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be made; and (C) to the extent that the map and the language of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title conflict, the language of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title shall control. **(d) No conveyance of title** No right, title, or interest of the United States in or to the Area or any part of the Area shall be conveyed to or exchanged with any person, trust, or governmental entity, including the Pueblo, without specific authorization of Congress. **(e) Prohibited uses** (1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (A) no use prohibited by the Wilderness Act ([16 U.S.C. 1131](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1131&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) as of February 20, 2003, shall be permitted in the wilderness portion of the Area; and (B) none of the following uses shall be permitted in any portion of the Area: (i) Gaming or gambling. (ii) Mineral production. (iii) Timber production. (iv) Any new use to which the Pueblo objects under [section 539m–3(a)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section539m–3/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Mining claims** — The Area is closed to the location of mining claims under section 2320 of the Revised Statutes ([30 U.S.C. 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section23&num=0&edition=prelim)) (commonly known as the “Mining Law of 1872”). **(f) No modification of boundaries** Establishment of the Area shall not— (1) affect the boundaries of or repeal or disestablish the Sandia Mountain Wilderness or the Cibola National Forest; or (2) modify the existing boundary of the Pueblo grant.

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16 U.S.C. § 1131 — National Wilderness Preservation System

**(a) Establishment; Congressional declaration of policy; wilderness areas; administration for public use and enjoyment, protection, preservation, and gathering and dissemination of information; provisions for designation as wilderness areas** In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness. For this purpose there is hereby established a National Wilderness Preservation System to be composed of federally owned areas designated by Congress as “wilderness areas”, and these shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as will leave them unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness, and so as to provide for the protection of these areas, the preservation of their wilderness character, and for the gathering and dissemination of information regarding their use and enjoyment as wilderness; and no Federal lands shall be designated as “wilderness areas” except as provided for in this chapter or by a subsequent Act. **(b) Management of area included in System; appropriations** The inclusion of an area in the National Wilderness Preservation System notwithstanding, the area shall continue to be managed by the Department and agency having jurisdiction thereover immediately before its inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System unless otherwise provided by Act of Congress. No appropriation shall be available for the p

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16 U.S.C. § 539m — Findings and purposes

**(a) Findings** Congress finds that— (1) in 1748, the Pueblo of Sandia received a grant from a representative of the King of Spain, which grant was recognized and confirmed by Congress in 1858 (11 Stat. 374); and (2) in 1994, the Pueblo filed a civil action against the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Civil No. 1:94CV02624), asserting that Federal surveys of the grant boundaries erroneously excluded certain land within the Cibola National Forest, including a portion of the Sandia Mountain Wilderness. **(b) Purposes** The purposes of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title are— (1) to establish the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area in the Cibola National Forest; (2) to confirm the status of national forest land and wilderness land in the Area while resolving issues associated with the civil action referred to in subsection (a)(2) and the opinions of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior dated December 9, 1988 (M–36963; 96 I.D. 331) and January 19, 2001 (M–37002); and (3) to provide the Pueblo, the parties to the civil action, and the public with a fair and just settlement of the Pueblo’s claim.

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30 U.S.C. § 23 — Length of claims on veins or lodes

Mining claims upon veins or lodes of quartz or other rock in place bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, copper, or other valuable deposits, located prior to May 10, 1872, shall be governed as to length along the vein or lode by the customs, regulations, and laws in force at the date of their location. A mining claim located after the 10th day of May 1872, whether located by one or more persons, may equal, but shall not exceed, one thousand five hundred feet in length along the vein or lode; but no location of a mining claim shall be made until the discovery of the vein or lode within the limits of the claim located. No claim shall extend more than three hundred feet on each side of the middle of the vein at the surface, nor shall any claim be limited by any mining regulation to less than twenty-five feet on each side of the middle of the vein at the surface, except where adverse rights existing on the 10th day of May 1872 render such limitation necessary. The end lines of each claim shall be parallel to each other.

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16 U.S.C. § 1131 — National Wilderness Preservation System

Page 1611 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1131 or of any person employed by, or assigned or de- tailed to, the Commission. (b) Payment; exemption of property from attach- ment, execution, etc. Any liability of the Commission shall be met from funds of the Commission to the extent that it is not covered by insurance, or otherwise. Property belonging to the Commission shall be exempt from attachment, execution, or other process for satisfaction of claims, debts, or judg- ments. (c) Individual members of Commission No liability of the Commission shall be im- puted to any member of the Commission solely on the basis that he occupies the position of member of the Commission. (Pub. L. 88–363, § 11, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 301.) § 1111. Exemption from taxation The Commission shall not be subject to Fed- eral, State, or municipal taxation in the United States on any real or personal property held by it or on any gift, bequest, or devise to it of any personal or real property, or on its income, whether from governmental appropriations, ad- mission fees, concessions, or donations. (Pub. L. 88–363, § 12, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 301.) § 1112. Tax treatment of any gift, devise or be- quest to the Commission For the purpose of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, any gift, devise, or bequest to or for the use of the Commission, and accepted by the Commission under authority of this chapter, shall be deemed to be a gift, devise, or bequest to or for the use of the United States, as the case may be, if it is not deducted as a gift, de- vise, or bequest to or for the use of the Govern- ment of Canada under the income, estate, or gift tax laws of the Government of Canada. (Pub. L. 88–363, § 13, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 301.) § 1113. Authorization of appropriations T

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30 U.S.C. § 23 — Length of claims on veins or lodes

Page 9 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 27 § 23. Length of claims on veins or lodes Mining claims upon veins or lodes of quartz or other rock in place bearing gold, silver, cinna- bar, lead, tin, copper, or other valuable deposits, located prior to May 10, 1872, shall be governed as to length along the vein or lode by the cus- toms, regulations, and laws in force at the date of their location. A mining claim located after the 10th day of May 1872, whether located by one or more persons, may equal, but shall not ex- ceed, one thousand five hundred feet in length along the vein or lode; but no location of a min- ing claim shall be made until the discovery of the vein or lode within the limits of the claim located. No claim shall extend more than three hundred feet on each side of the middle of the vein at the surface, nor shall any claim be lim- ited by any mining regulation to less than twen- ty-five feet on each side of the middle of the vein at the surface, except where adverse rights existing on the 10th day of May 1872 render such limitation necessary. The end lines of each claim shall be parallel to each other. (R.S. § 2320.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 2320 derived from act May 10, 1872, ch. 152, § 2, 17 Stat. 91. § 24. Proof of citizenship Proof of citizenship, under sections 21, 22 to 24, 26 to 28, 29, 30, 33 to 48, 50 to 52, 71 to 76 of this title and section 661 of title 43, may consist, in the case of an individual, of his own affidavit thereof; in the case of an association of persons unincorporated, of the affidavit of their author- ized agent, made on his own knowledge, or upon information and belief; and in the case of a cor- poration organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State or Territory thereof

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