Letter to John Happy Camp from a Constituent about the Proposed Bill for Trust Land Transfer to Pueblo of Cochiti

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 18

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_18_0004

Staff Only

The United States Department of the Interior is recommending a bill to declare 3.308 acres of federally owned land in trust for the Pueblo of Cochiti. The land was previously used for a school and is now excess to the governments needs. The Cochiti Pueblo has a resolution requesting the land for community purposes. The land is located within the village of Cochiti and is surrounded by tribal lands. The improvements on the land are old and would require significant investment to be made usable. The land has low mineral value and is not suitable for oil and gas extraction. The bill proposes transferring the land to trust status to relieve the government of maintenance responsibilities. The Cochiti Pueblo has no pending claims and the Office of Management and Budget supports the proposed legislation.