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Calendar No. 607 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 790 

[Report No. 116–307] 

To clarify certain provisions of Public Law 103–116, the Catawba Indian 

Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 13, 2019 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. BURR, and Mr. TILLIS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

DECEMBER 9, 2020 

Reported by Mr. HOEVEN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To clarify certain provisions of Public Law 103–116, the 

Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims 

Settlement Act of 1993, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. GAMING FACILITY AUTHORIZED. 

2 (a) GAMING FACILITY AUTHORIZED.—The Catawba 

3 Indian Nation (formerly the Catawba Indian Tribe of 

4 South Carolina) is authorized to own and operate a gam5 ing facility on the land described in section 2 of this Act, 

6 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. 

7 (b) INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT.—The facility 

8 described in subsection (a) shall operate in accordance 

9 with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 

10 et seq.), except that section 20 of the Indian Gaming Reg11 ulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719) shall not apply to the land 

12 described in section 2. 

13 (c) LAND IN TRUST.—The Secretary of the Interior 

14 is hereby authorized to take the land described in section 

15 2 into trust for the purpose of conducting gaming, on be16 half of the Catawba Indian Nation. 

17 (d) RIGHTS PRESERVED.—Except as otherwise ex18 pressly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act shall pre19 vent any party from enforcing all rights, privileges, or pro20 hibitions as contained within the Catawba Indian Tribe 

21 of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 

22 (Public Law 103–116). 

23 SEC. 2. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LAND. 

24 The land subject to this Act is described as follows: 

25 Real property in Cleveland County, North Carolina, begin26 ning on a concrete right of way monument having NAD83 


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1 NC State Plane Grid Coordinates N: 536550.60 USFT 

2 and E: 1292093.25 USFT and being located N 11–18– 

3 59 W 637.68’ (Horizontal Ground Distance) from NCGS 

4 ‘‘Dixon’’ having NAD83 NC State Plane Grid Coordinates 

5 N: 535925.42 USFT and E: 1292218.36 USFT; running 

6 thence S 35–20–37 W 83.44’ to a concrete right of way 

7 monument; thence along an arc of curve to the left having 

8 a radius of 906.51’, an arc length of 357.87’, a chord 

9 bearing S 68–52–34 W and a chord length of 355.55’ to 

10 a 5/8’’ Rebar Set; thence S 57–19–29 W 498.70’ to a 5/ 

11 8’’ Rebar Set; thence along an arc of curve to the right 

12 having a radius of 1344.39’, an arc length of 113.61’, a 

13 chord bearing S 59–44–45 W and a chord length of 

14 113.58’ to a 5/8’’ Rebar Set; thence a new line N 23– 

15 34–25 W 751.26’ to a 5/8’’ Rebar Set; thence a new line 

16 N 66–25–35 E 1026.64’ to a 5/8’’ Rebar Set in the West17 ern Right of Way Line of State Project 8.2800802; thence 

18 with the western right of way line N 66–25–35 E 43.71’ 

19 to a 5/8’’ Rebar Set; thence S 23–18–33 E 151.15’ to 

a 1 20 ⁄2’’ Rebar Found; thence S 23–18–33 E 93.85’ to a 

21 5/8’’ Rebar Set; thence S 67–29–04 W 19.83’ to a 5/8’’ 

22 Rebar Set; thence S 23–18–56 E 237.04’ to a 5/8’’ Rebar 

23 Set; thence S 17–18–46 E 150.51’ to the point and place 

24 of beginning and containing 16.573 Acres +/- and shown 

25 as Lot 1 according to a survey by TGS Engineers dated 


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1 September 17, 2018. The above described lot contains a 

2 portion of the land described in DB 1210 PG 167 Tract 

3 II, DB 1210 PG 174 Tract II and DB 1210 PG 174 

4 Tract III as owned by Roadside Truck Plaza, Inc. 

5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Catawba Indian Nation 

7 Lands Act’’. 

8 SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CURRENT LAW. 

9 (a) LAND IN SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section 14 of the Ca10 tawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Claims Settlement 

11 Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–116; 107 Stat. 1136) shall 

12 only apply to gaming conducted by the Catawba Indian 

13 Nation on land located in the State of South Carolina. 

14 (b) LAND IN STATES OTHER THAN SOUTH CARO15 LINA.—Gaming conducted by the Catawba Indian Nation 

16 on land located in States other than the State of South 

17 Carolina shall be subject to— 

18 (1) the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.); and 

20 (2) sections 1166 through 1168 of title 18, 

21 United States Code. 

22 SEC. 3. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS. 

23 (a) RATIFICATION OF TRUST STATUS.—The action 

24 taken by the Secretary of the Interior on July 10, 2020, 

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1 land County, North Carolina, into trust for the benefit of 

2 the Catawba Indian Nation is hereby ratified and con3 firmed as if that action had been taken under a Federal 

4 law specifically authorizing or directing that action. 

5 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The land placed into trust for 

6 the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation by the Secretary 

7 of the Interior on July 10, 2020, shall be— 

8 (1) part of the Catawba Reservation and admin9 istered in accordance with the laws and regulations 

10 generally applicable to land held in trust by the 

11 United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe; and 

12 (2) deemed to have been acquired and taken into 

13 trust as part of the restoration of land for an Indian 

14 Tribe that is restored to Federal recognition pursuant 

15 to section 20(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Indian Gaming Reg16 ulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii)). 

17 (c) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act shall— 

18 (1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right 

19 or claim of the Catawba Indian Nation to any land 

20 or interest in land in existence before the date of en21 actment of this Act; 

22 (2) affect any water right of the Catawba Indian 

23 Nation in existence before the date of enactment of 

24 this Act; 


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1 (3) terminate or limit any access in any way to 

2 any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or 

3 permitted before the date of enactment of this Act; or 

4 (4) alter or diminish the right of the Catawba 

5 Indian Nation to seek to have additional land taken 

6 into trust by the United States for the benefit of the 

7 Catawba Indian Nation. 


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Calendar No. 607 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 790 

[Report No. 116–307] 

A BILL 

To clarify certain provisions of Public Law 103– 

other purposes. Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, and for 116, the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina 

DECEMBER 9, 2020 

Reported with an amendment 


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