Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 3.djvu/435

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PUBLIC LAW 105-119—NOV. 26, 1997 111 STAT. 2523 New Mexico. 42 USC 2391 note. under section 301 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681). SEC. 630, Section 332 of the Act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, H.R. 2107 (105th Congress, 1st Session), is amended as follows— Ante, p. 1600. (1) after "October 1, 1997" strike ", or" and insert in lieu thereof"; those national forests"; and (2) after "court-ordered to revise" strike "," and insert in lieu thereof "; and the White Mountain National Forest". SEC. 631. Section 512(b) of Public Law 105-61 is amended Ante, p. 1305. by adding before the period: "unless the President announced his intent to nominate the individual prior to November 30, 1997". SEC. 632. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Energy shall— (1) convey, without consideration, to the Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico (in this section referred to as the "County), or to the designee of the County, fee title to the parcels of land that are allocated for conveyance to the County in the agreement under subsection (e); and (2) transfer to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (in this section referred to as the "Pueblo"), administrative jurisdiction over the parcels that are allocated for transfer to the Secretary of the Interior in such agreement. (b) PRELIMINARY IDENTIFICATION OF PARCELS OF LAND FOR Reports. CONVEYANCE OR TRANSFER.— (1) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report identifying the parcels of land under the jurisdiction or administrative control of the Secretary at or in the vicinity of Los Alamos National Laboratory that are suitable for conveyance or transfer under this section. (2) A parcel is suitable for conveyance or transfer for purposes of paragraph (1) if the parcel— (A) is not required to meet the national security mission of the Department of Energy or will not be required for that purpose before the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; (B) is likely to be conveyable or transferable, as the case may be, under this section not later than the end of such period; and (C) is suitable for use for a purpose specified in subsection (h). (c) REVIEW OF TITLE. —(1) Not later than one year after the Reports, date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the results of a title search on each parcel of land identified as suitable for conveyance or transfer under subsection (b), including an analysis of any claims against or other impairments to the fee title to each such parcel. (2) In the period beginning on the date of the completion of the title search with respect to a parcel under paragraph (1) and ending on the date of the submittal of the report under that paragraph, the Secretary shall take appropriate actions to resolve the claims against or other impairments, if any, to fee title that are identified with respect to the parcel in the title search.