PUBLIC LAW 114–232—OCT. 7, 2016 

NEVADA NATIVE NATIONS LAND ACT 


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130 STAT. 958 PUBLIC LAW 114–232—OCT. 7, 2016 

Public Law 114–232 

114th Congress 

An Act 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for certain Indian 

tribes, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nevada Native Nations Land 

Act’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the 

Interior. 

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR CERTAIN 

INDIAN TRIBES. 

(a) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE

FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND SHOSHONE TRIBE.— 

(1) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘map’’ 

means the map entitled ‘‘Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation 

Expansion Act’’, dated February 21, 2013, and on file and 

available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

the Bureau of Land Management. 

(2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

the land described in paragraph (3)— 

(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit 

of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe; and 

(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Fort 

McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe. 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 19,094 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted 

on the map as ‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands’’. 

(b) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE

SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES.— 

(1) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘map’’ 

means the map entitled ‘‘Mountain City Administrative Site 

Proposed Acquisition’’, dated July 29, 2013, and on file and 

available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

the Forest Service. 

(2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid existing rights 

and paragraph (4), all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to the land described in paragraph (3)— 

Nevada Native 

Nations Land 

Act. 

Oct. 7, 2016 

[H.R. 2733] 


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(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit 

of the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian 

Reservation; and 

(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Shoshone 

Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 82 acres of land administered 

by the Forest Service as generally depicted on the map as 

‘‘Proposed Acquisition Site’’. 

(4) CONDITION ON CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance under 

paragraph (2) shall be subject to the reservation of an easement 

on the conveyed land for a road to provide access to adjacent 

National Forest System land for use by the Forest Service 

for administrative purposes. 

(5) FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) shall 

convey to the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian 

Reservation any existing facilities or improvements to the land 

described in paragraph (3). 

(c) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE

SUMMIT LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE.— 

(1) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this section, the term ‘‘map’’ 

means the map entitled ‘‘Summit Lake Indian Reservation 

Conveyance’’, dated February 28, 2013, and on file and available 

for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau 

of Land Management. 

(2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

the land described in paragraph (3)— 

(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit 

of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe; and 

(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Summit 

Lake Paiute Tribe. 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 941 acres of land administered 

by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted 

on the map as ‘‘Reservation Conveyance Lands’’. 

(d) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE

RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY.— 

(1) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘map’’ 

means the map entitled ‘‘Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Expansion’’, dated June 11, 2014, and on file and available for public 

inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

(2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

the land described in paragraph (3)— 

(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit 

of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; and 

(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Reno-Sparks 

Indian Colony. 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 13,434 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted 

on the map as ‘‘RSIC Amended Boundary’’. 

(e) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE

PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE.— 


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130 STAT. 960 PUBLIC LAW 114–232—OCT. 7, 2016 

(1) MAP.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘map’’ means the 

map entitled ‘‘Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Expansion’’, 

dated April 13, 2015, and on file and available for public 

inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

(2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

the land described in paragraph (3)— 

(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit 

of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; and 

(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Pyramid 

Lake Paiute Tribe. 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 6,357 acres of land administered 

by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted 

on the map as ‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands’’. 

(f) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE

DUCKWATER SHOSHONE TRIBE.— 

(1) MAP.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘map’’ means the 

map entitled ‘‘Duckwater Reservation Expansion’’, dated 

October 15, 2015, and on file and available for public inspection 

in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

(2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

the land described in paragraph (3)— 

(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit 

of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe; and 

(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Duckwater 

Shoshone Tribe. 

(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 31,229 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted 

on the map as ‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands’’. 

(g) REVOCATION OF PUBLIC LAND ORDERS.—Any public land 

order that withdraws any portion of land conveyed to an Indian 

tribe under this section shall be revoked to the extent necessary 

to permit the conveyance of the land. 

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the 

boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into 

trust for each Indian tribe under section 3. 

(b) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

(1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under section 3 shall 

not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, 

for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are 

defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

(25 U.S.C. 2703)). 

(2) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With respect to 

the land taken into trust under section 3, the Secretary, in 

consultation and coordination with the applicable Indian tribe, 

may carry out any fuel reduction and other landscape restoration activities, including restoration of sage grouse habitat, 

Deadline. 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–232—OCT. 7, 2016 130 STAT. 961 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2733 (S. 1436): 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114–487 (Comm. on Natural Resources). 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 114–216 (Comm. on Indian Affairs) accompanying S. 1436. 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016): 

June 7, considered and passed House. 

Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate. 

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on the land that is beneficial to the Indian tribe and the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

Approved October 7, 2016. 


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