§539m–2 T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area

Summary

The law creates the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area inside the Cibola National Forest and the Sandia Mountain Wilderness to protect the Pueblo’s rights in the area, keep its national forest and wilderness character forever, and preserve public use. The Secretary will keep managing the Area as part of the National Forest System. Traditional and cultural uses by Pueblo members and by other federally recognized tribes allowed by the Pueblo may continue, except where limited by the Wilderness Act as in effect on February 20, 2003, or by federal wildlife protection laws. Any new law passed after February 20, 2003 that conflicts with how the Area is managed will not apply there unless Congress says so. A map and legal description must be filed with the House Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources as soon as practicable after February 20, 2003, and kept on file at the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service in Washington, D.C.; the map has the same force as if written into law, with only technical corrections, certain boundary changes, and the written law controlling if there is a conflict. Federal title to the Area cannot be given or exchanged to anyone, including the Pueblo, without specific Congressional approval. The wilderness part must follow Wilderness Act rules in effect on February 20, 2003, and no gaming, mineral production, timber production, or new uses the Pueblo objects to are allowed anywhere in the Area. The Area is closed to locating mining claims under 30 U.S.C. 23. Establishing the Area does not change the boundaries of the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, the Cibola National Forest, or the Pueblo grant.