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kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 9.119"
title: "27"
number: "9.119"
heading: "Middle Rio Grande Valley."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/9.119"
---

# §9.119. Middle Rio Grande Valley.

- (a) **Name.** The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Middle Rio Grande Valley.”
- (b) **Approved maps.** The approved maps for determining the boundaries of the “Middle Rio Grande Valley” viticultural area are 24 U.S.G.S. Quadrangle (7.5 Minute Series) maps and 1 (15 Minute Series) U.S.G.S. map. They are titled:
  - (1) **Abeytas, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1979.
  - (2) **Alameda, N.** Mex. (1960), revised 1967 and 1972.
  - (3) **Alburquerque East, N.** Mex. (1960), revised 1967 and 1972.
  - (4) **Albuquerque West, N.** Mex. (1960), revised 1967 and 1972.
  - (5) **Belen, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1971.
  - (6) **Bernalillo, N.** Mex. (1954), revised 1972.
  - (7) **Dalies, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1971.
  - (8) **Isleta, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1967 and 1974.
  - (9) **La Joya, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1971.
  - (10) **Lemitar, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1971.
  - (11) **Loma De Las Canas, N.** Mex. (1959), revised 1979.
  - (12) **Loma Machete, N.** Mex. (1954), revised 1972.
  - (13) **Los Griegos, N.** Mex. (1960), revised 1967 and 1972.
  - (14) **Los Lunas, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1971 and 1974.
  - (15) **Mesa Del Yeso, N.** Mex. (1959).
  - (16) **Placitas, N.** Mex. (1954).
  - (17) **San Acacia, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1971.
  - (18) **San Antonio, N.** Mex. (1948)—15 minute series.
  - (19) **San Felipe Pueblo, N.** Mex. (1954), revised 1978.
  - (20) **Santa Ana Pueblo, N.** Mex. (1954), revised 1978.
  - (21) **Socorro, N.** Mex. (1959), revised 1971.
  - (22) **Tome, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1979.
  - (23) **Turn, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1979.
  - (24) **Veguita, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1979.
  - (25) **Wind Mesa, N.** Mex. (1952), revised 1967.
- (c) **Boundary description.** The boundary of the proposed Middle Rio Grande Valley viticultural area is as follows:
  - (1) The beginning point is at the transmission line tower in the middle of [Section 34](/cfr/27/34.md), T14N, R4E of the Santa Ana Pueblo, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (2) The boundary follows the power transmission line east for 2.5 miles until it converges with New Mexico State Route 25/Interstate 85 (now known as Interstate 25) at [Sec. 1](/cfr/27/1.md), T13N, R4E on the San Felipe Pueblo, M. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (3) It follows I-25 southwest for 1.2 miles until it arrives at an unimproved dirt road approx. .2 mile east of Algodones Cemetery, at [Sec. 11](/cfr/27/11.md), T13N, R4E on the Placitas, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (4) The boundary follows the unimproved dirt road southeast for 5.5 miles until it meets another unimproved dirt road at Tecolote, NM, south of Sec. [27](/cfr/27/27.md) and [28](/cfr/27/28.md), T13N, R5E;
  - (5) It travels southwest on the unimproved dirt road .7 mile until it meets NM-44 approx. 100 feet northwest of BM 6,075 in Placitas, NM, at T13N, R5E;
  - (6) **It then goes southeast on NM-44 for approx.** 250 feet until it intersects the 6,100 foot elevation contour line approx. 250 feet southeast of BM 6,075, at T13N, R5E;
  - (7) It then travels west for 3.5 miles on the 6,100 feet elevation contour line until it reaches a light-duty road on the Huertas Grant/Cibola National Forest Boundary at [Sec. 6](/cfr/27/6.md), T12N, R5E;
  - (8) **The boundary runs north to northwest on the light-duty road for approx.** .9 mile until it meets NM-44 next to BM 5,875 in [Sec. 31](/cfr/27/31.md), T13N, R5E;
  - (9) It travels west 5.2 miles on NM-44 until it arrives at I-25 (southbound interchange) near the Bernalillo Cemetery at T13N, R4E on the Bernalillo, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (10) **It proceeds south on I-25 for approx.** 8.6 miles until it intersects with NM-556 at the east bound interchange at [Sec. 1](/cfr/27/1.md), T11N, R3E on the Alameda, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (11) **The boundary goes east approx.** 5 miles on NM-556 until it intersects the 106°30′ longitude meridian, T11N, R4E;
  - (12) **Then it goes south on the 106°30′ longitude meridian for approx.** 4.5 miles until it arrives at Montgomery Blvd. at [Sec. 34](/cfr/27/34.md), T10/11N, R4E;
  - (13) **The boundary travels west on Montgomery Blvd.** for approx. 6.1 miles until it meets the south exit ramp of 1-25 in [Sec. 34](/cfr/27/34.md), T11N, R3E;
  - (14) **Then it travels south on I-25 for approx.** 13.3 miles (through Albuquerque, NM) until it intersects with NM-47 at [Sec. 6](/cfr/27/6.md), T8N, R3E on the Isleta, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (15) **It heads south on NM-47 for approx.** 3.2 miles until it converges with the 4,900 foot elevation contour line at Isleta Pueblo, NM, in [Sec. 24](/cfr/27/24.md), T8N, R2E;
  - (16) **The boundary follows the 4,900 foot elevation contour line south for approx.** 25 miles until it arrives at a point north on Madron, NM, at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF RR) tracks, approx. 250 feet east of elevation mark 4,889 feet on the Turn, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (17) **It then travels north on the AT&SF RR tracks for approx.** 350 feet until it intersects NM-47 approx. 350 feet north of elevation mark 4,889 feet;
  - (18) The boundary goes southwest on NM-47 (through Turn, N.M.) for approx. 2.4 miles until it reaches the 106°45′ longitude meridian between the Turn, N. Mex. & Vequita, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. maps;
  - (19) **Then it travels south on the 106°45′ longitude meridian for approx.** 4.7 miles until it meets the 34°30′ latitude parallel on the Veguita, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (20) **It then proceeds west on the 34°30′ latitude parallel for approx.** 1 mile until it arrives at NM-47 approx. .75 mile south of San Juan Church;
  - (21) **Then it moves south on NM-47 for approx.** 13.2 miles until it reaches an improved light-duty road at La Joya, NM, approx. 500 feet west of La Joya Cemetery on the La Joya, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (22) **It then travels south on the improved light-duty road for approx.** 450 feet until it intersects another improved light-duty road;
  - (23) Then it goes 500 feet west on the improved light-duty road until it reaches a north-south unimproved road at a point approx. .9 mile east of the AT&SF RR tracks;
  - (24) **The boundary heads south on the unimproved road for approx.** 7.9 miles until it reaches the 34°15′ latitude parallel on the La Joya, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (25) **It travels west on the 34°15′ latitude parallel for approx.** .9 mile until it intersects the 106°52′30′ longitude meridian on the Mesa Del Yeso, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (26) **It then goes south on the 106°52′30″ longitude meridian for approx.** 3.3 miles until it intersects the south section line of [Sec. 19](/cfr/27/19.md), T1S, R1E;
  - (27) **It then runs east for approx.** 1.25 miles until it reaches the east section line (marked altitude 5,058 feet) of [Sec. 20](/cfr/27/20.md), T1S, R1E;
  - (28) **It travels south on the section line for approx.** 7.1 miles, until it meets the Grant Boundary at altitude mark 4,734 feet at [Sec. 32](/cfr/27/32.md)/33, T2S, R1E on the Loma De Las Canas, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (29) It proceeds east on the Grant Boundary for .25 mile until it arrives at the section line (Grant Boundary at [Sec. 32](/cfr/27/32.md)/33, T2S, R1E;
  - (30) **The boundary moves south on the Grant Boundary for approx.** 5.2 miles until it meets the (Grant Boundary) section line near altitude spot 4,702 feet at [Sec. 28](/cfr/27/28.md)/29, T3S, R1E;
  - (31) **The boundary goes west on the section line (Grant Boundary) for approx.** .25 mile until it arrives at the section line at [Sec. 28](/cfr/27/28.md)/29, T3S, R1E;
  - (32) **Then it moves south on the section line for approx.** 5.7 miles until it meets an unimproved dirt road at Bosquecito, N.M. on the west section line of [Sec. 9](/cfr/27/9.md), T4S, R1E on the San Antonio, N. Mex. (15 minute series) U.S.G.S. map;
  - (33) **It heads south on the unimproved dirt road for approx.** 2 miles until it changes to a light-duty road at Padilla Ranch in [Sec. 21](/cfr/27/21.md), T4S, R1E;
  - (34) It follows the light-duty road for 2.25 miles until it intersects US-380/85, in [Sec. 33](/cfr/27/33.md), T4S, R1E;
  - (35) **Then it follows US-380/85, first west then it loops north for approx.** 8 miles until it meets the 34°00′ latitude parallel;
  - (36) **The boundary moves west on the 34°00′ latitude parallel of the Socorro, N.** Mex. U.S.G.S. map for approx. .75 mile until it meets the 4,800 foot elevation contour line in [Sec. 35](/cfr/27/35.md);
  - (37) **It meanders north on the 4,800 foot elevation contour line for approx.** 9 miles until it meets the 34°07′30″ latitude parallel;
  - (38) **It travels east for approx.** .2 mile on the 34°07′30″ latitude parallel until it meets I-25 (US-60/85);
  - (39) It goes north on I-25 (US-60/85) for approx 27.8 miles until it meets the Belen Highline Canal levee approx. 1.6 mile south of San Antonio Church on the Veguita, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (40) **Then the boundary follows the Belen Highline Canal north for approx.** 9.4 miles until it intersects I-25, approx. .5 mile west of Bacaville, NM, on the Belen, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (41) **Then it travels north on I-25 for approx.** 16 miles until it meets the 34°52′30″ latitude parallel on the Isleta, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (42) **The boundary goes west on the 34°52 30″ latitude parallel for approx.** 1 mile until it arrives at the 106°45′ longitude meridian;
  - (43) **Then it moves north on the 106°45′ longitude meridian for approx.** 16.5 miles until it reaches the 35°07′30″ longitude meridian on the Albuquerque West, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map;
  - (44) **At this point it heads east for approx.** 1.2 miles along the 35°07′30″ latitude parallel until it reaches the power transmission line towers at [Sec. 3](/cfr/27/3.md)/4, T10N, R2E of the Los Griegos, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map; and finally
  - (45) From there it follows the power transmission line towers (and for 1 mile along a connecting unimproved road) north and northeast for a total of approx. 24.4 miles to the point of beginning at [Sec. 34](/cfr/27/34.md), T14N, R4E, of the Santa Ana Pueblo, N. Mex. U.S.G.S. map.

## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-266, 52 FR 2836, Feb. 2, 1988]

### Authority

Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.

### Source

Source: T.D. ATF-60, 44 FR 56692, Oct. 2, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-266, 52 FR 2836, Feb. 2, 1988]