Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Settlement Land Transfers: Pueblo de San Ildefonso and Los Alamos County

Santa Fe National Forest Los Alamos; Rio Arriba; Santa Fe, New Mexico Espanola Ranger District

Implements certain aspects of the Pueblo de San Ildefonso Claims Settlement Act of 2005 (PL 109-286). Portions of the Act considered in this analysis include transfer of about 8,000 acres of NFS and road improvements.

Location

North of the community of Los Alamos New Mexico, and adjacent to the west side of Los Alamos.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
06/22/2007
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
01/18/2008
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/25/2008
4
Decision
08/2008 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2008 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityLand Exchanges
Settlement Act Land Transfers: Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Santa ClDecision Signed Date: 08/04/2008 Legal Notice Date: 08/25/2008
ForestsSanta Fe National Forest
DistrictsEspanola Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT. 19 and 20 N.; R. 6 and 7 E.
Land ownership management