2.3.1.010 Findings

(a) A tract of land situated in the East Half of Section 7 and the West Half of Section 8, T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of New Mexico Principal Meridian, in Bernalillo County, State of New Mexico, consisting of approximately 44.201 acres of land held by the United States in trust for the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico pursuant to a Trust Deed dated February 15, 1993;

(b) A tract of land situated in Section 7, T.10 N., R. 3 E., New Mexico Principal Meridian, in Bernalillo County, State of New Mexico, consisting of approximately 11.2857 acres, held by the United States in trust for the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico pursuant to Public Law 95-232;

(c) Two tracts of land situated in Section 7 and Section 8 of T. 10 N., R. 3 E., of New Mexico Principal Meridian, in Bernalillo County, State of New Mexico, consisting of approximately 8.4759 acres in total, held by the United States in trust for the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico pursuant to Public Law 110-453, collectively, the "Albuquerque Trust Land";

(d) The Albuquerque Trust Land is part of Indian Country and is not subject to state, county and city laws;

(e) The 19 Pueblos have the responsibility to govern the Albuquerque Trust Land by adopting and enforcing Pueblo Law on that land;

(f) It is in the best interests of all 19 Pueblos to ensure that Pueblo Law is applied on the Albuquerque Trust Land so that there is no valid basis for any other government to seek to impose its laws on that land;

(g) The sovereign authority to govern the Albuquerque Trust Land is shared by all 19 Pueblos;

(h) Exercising the sovereign authority of the Pueblos over the Albuquerque Trust Land required the cooperation of all of the Pueblos who choose to join in governing that land;

(i) The most effective way to ensure that Pueblo Law applies on the Albuquerque Trust Land is for each Pueblo, by resolution of its Tribal Council, to delegate to its Governor certain sovereign powers of the Pueblo over the Albuquerque Trust Land, so that the Governors acting together will have the authority necessary to impose Pueblo Law on the Albuquerque Trust Land.