Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Stansbury
In Committee
Summary
This bill would transfer about 9.9 acres of former Albuquerque Indian School federal land into trust for 19 New Mexico Pueblos to support tribal education, health, cultural, business, and economic development. It would require a recorded survey, preserve existing easements and encumbrances, and bar class I, II, and III gaming on the transferred land.
Show full summary
- For the 19 Pueblos: The three tracts, totaling about 9.9 acres, would be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior for the Pueblos' education, health, cultural, business, and economic development.
- For federal property managers: The General Services Administration would transfer administrative jurisdiction over the tracts to the Interior within 90 days after federal tenants relocate, and the land would remain subject to a right-of-way easement for retrieving or relocating federal property.
- For local records and private parties: The Interior would obtain and record a survey in Bernalillo County and may make minor clerical or surveying corrections, while existing private or municipal encumbrances, rights-of-way, restrictions, easements of record, and utility agreements would remain in effect.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Transfer Albuquerque school land to Pueblos
This bill would transfer three federal tracts in Albuquerque, about 9.89 acres total, into trust for 19 New Mexico Pueblos. Tract 1 is about 3.57 acres with a 76,682 sq. ft. warehouse, Tract 2 is about 5.78 acres, and Tract 3 is about 0.54 acres. The Administrator of General Services would transfer administration to the Interior Secretary not later than 90 days after enactment and after all federal tenants relocate. The Secretary would hold the land in trust for the Pueblos and it would be limited to educational, health, cultural, business, and economic development uses. The land would stay subject to existing private or municipal encumbrances and easements, the Secretary must obtain and record a survey in Bernalillo County, and class I, II, and III gaming would be prohibited. The GSA could keep a right-of-way easement on Tract 1 to retrieve or move federal property, and the Secretary could make only minor corrections to the legal description.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Stansbury
NM • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.gov