New Mexico 2023 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB20 Compare Versions

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45	45	2023
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Miguel P. Garcia
48	48	FOR THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE
49	49	AN ACT
50	50	RELATING TO PARTITIONS OF LAND GRANTS-MERCEDES; ESTABLISHING
51	51	QUALIFIED PARTITIONS OF LAND GRANTS-MERCEDES AS AUTONOMOUS LAND
52	52	GRANTS-MERCEDES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 49, ARTICLE 1 NMSA 1978.
53	53	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
54	54	SECTION 1. Section 49-1-1.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2004,
55	55	Chapter 124, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
56	56	"49-1-1.1. DEFINITIONS.--As used in Chapter 49 NMSA 1978:
57	57	A. "child" means a biological, adopted or foster
58	58	child, a stepchild, a legal ward or a child of a person
59	59	standing in loco parentis;
60	60	B. "heir" means a person who is a descendant of the
61	61	original grantees and has an interest in the common land of a
62	62	land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase or as
63	63	defined in the bylaws of a land grant-merced;
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91	91	C. "land grant-merced" means a grant of land made
92	92	by the government of Spain or by the government of Mexico to a
93	93	community, town, colony or pueblo or to a person for the
94	94	purpose of founding or establishing a community, town, colony
95	95	or pueblo and includes land partitioned from a land grant-
96	96	merced pursuant to Subsection A of Section 49-1-2 NMSA 1978 ;
97	97	D. "parent" includes a biological, adoptive or
98	98	foster parent, a stepparent or an individual who stands in loco
99	99	parentis to a child;
100	100	E. "precinct" means a geographic location such as a
101	101	community or town that is guaranteed an apportioned amount of
102	102	positions on the board of trustees of a land grant-merced as
103	103	defined in the land grant-merced bylaws;
104	104	F. "qualified voting member" means an heir who is
105	105	registered to vote in a land grant-merced as prescribed in the
106	106	land grant-merced bylaws; and
107	107	G. "sibling" includes a stepsibling and a half-
108	108	sibling."
109	109	SECTION 2. Section 49-1-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1907,
110	110	Chapter 42, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
111	111	"49-1-2. APPLICATION.--
112	112	A. Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978 shall
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114	114	(1) all land grants-mercedes confirmed by the
115	115	congress of the United States or by the court of private land
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144	144	claims or designated as land grants-mercedes in any report or
145	145	list of land grants prepared by the surveyor general and
146	146	confirmed by congress; [but ] and
147	147	(2) land partitioned from a land grant-merced;
148	148	provided that the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty division of the
149	149	office of the attorney general has certified to the partition
150	150	and to the land grant council that:
151	151	(a) the partition was made to heirs of
152	152	the original land grant-merced prior to 2004 for the purpose of
153	153	establishing common land for a separate community or town;
154	154	(b) the partitioned land has been
155	155	managed as common land for the original partition beneficiaries
156	156	or their heirs for at least twenty years; and
157	157	(c) the partitioned land was conveyed by
158	158	the board of trustees of the original land grant-merced or the
159	159	partition was affirmed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
160	160	B. Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978 shall
161	161	not apply to any land grant that is now managed or controlled
162	162	in any manner, other than as provided in Sections 49-1-1
163	163	through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978, by virtue of any general or special
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165	165	C. The Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty division of the
166	166	office of the attorney general shall establish methods and
167	167	procedures for certifying partitions of land grants-mercedes
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197	197	[B.] D. If a majority of the members of the board
198	198	of trustees of a land grant-merced covered by specific
199	199	legislation determines that the specific legislation is no
200	200	longer beneficial to the land grant-merced, the board has the
201	201	authority to petition the legislature to repeal the legislation
202	202	and to be governed by its bylaws and as provided in Sections
203	203	49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978.
204	204	[C.] E. The town of Tome land grant-merced,
205	205	situated in Valencia county, confirmed by congress in 1858 and
206	206	patented by the United States to the town of Tome, shall be
207	207	governed by the provisions of Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18
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209	209	[D.] F. The town of Atrisco land grant-merced,
210	210	situated in Bernalillo county, confirmed by the court of
211	211	private land claims in 1894 and patented by the United States
212	212	to the town of Atrisco in 1905, shall be governed by the
213	213	provisions of Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978;
214	214	provided that the board of trustees shall not have regulatory
215	215	jurisdiction over, and the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 1
216	216	NMSA 1978 shall not apply to or govern, any lands or interests
217	217	in real property the title to which is held by any other
218	218	person, including a public or private corporation, partnership
219	219	or limited liability company.
220	220	[E.] G. The Tecolote land grant-merced, also known
221	221	as the town of Tecolote, situated in San Miguel county,
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250	250	confirmed by congress in 1858 and patented by the United States
251	251	to the town of Tecolote in 1902, shall be governed by the
252	252	provisions of Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978.
253	253	[F.] H. Notwithstanding the provisions of
254	254	Subsection A of this section to the contrary, the San Antonio
255	255	del Rio Colorado land grant-merced, situated in Taos county,
256	256	which claim was recommended for confirmation by surveyor
257	257	general James K. Proudfit in 1874 and again in 1886 by surveyor
258	258	general George W. Julian, but not confirmed by congress, shall
259	259	be governed by the provisions of Sections 49-1-1 through
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261	261	[G.] I. The Manzano land grant-merced, also known
262	262	as la merced del Manzano land grant-merced, situated in
263	263	Torrance county, confirmed by congress in 1860 and patented by
264	264	the United States to the town of Manzano in 1907, shall be
265	265	governed by the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 1 NMSA 1978."
266	266	SECTION 3. TEMPORARY PROVISION.--Nothing in this act
267	267	shall be construed to alter or diminish the legal status of an
268	268	existing land grant-merced or any rights established under the
269	269	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
270	270	SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
271	271	provisions of this act is July 1, 2023.
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