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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4222 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United 

States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui 

Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 20, 2012 

Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings 

owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School 

District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 

4 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

5 apply: 

6 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

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1 ognized as such under the laws of the State of Ari2 zona. 

3 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

6 Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recog7 nized Indian tribe. 

8 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF INHOLDINGS OWNED THE UNITED 

9 STATES AND UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF 

10 THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO THE 

11 DISTRICT. 

12 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the lands de13 scribed in subsection (c)— 

14 (1) are directly adjacent to the District’s exist15 ing Hohokam School; 

16 (2) are not necessary for the welfare or benefit 

17 of the United States; 

18 (3) are irregularly shaped and not well suited to 

19 development or use, other than for recreational use; 

20 (4) are adjacent to the Black Wash area of 

21 Pima County, Arizona, and therefore are subject to 

22 seasonal flooding of the Black Wash; and 

23 (5) would be a valuable addition to the Dis24 trict’s Hohokam School Site playground area. 


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1 (b) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey the 

2 lands described in subsection (c) to the District by patent, 

3 in fee simple absolute, free and clear of the interests of 

4 the United States, but subject to any existing encum5 brances, rights-of-way, or the like in favor of third parties. 

6 (c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The lands to be conveyed 

7 under subsection (b) are the not more than 13.24 acres 

8 Federal lands managed by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management and described as the ‘‘ NE 1 9 ⁄4

of the NW 1 10 ⁄4 of Section 19, Township 15 South, Range 

11 13 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian’’ in the 

12 State of Arizona, except therefrom those lands conveyed 

13 by the U.S. to the District by Patent 02–97–0013 dated 

14 August 1, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the Pima 

15 County, Arizona Recorder on May 8, 2002, as instrument 

16 20020890089. 

17 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF INHOLDINGS OWNED BY THE 

18 UNITED STATES IN FEE AND UNDER THE JU19 RISDICTION OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MAN20 AGEMENT TO THE TRIBE. 

21 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the lands de22 scribed in subsection (c) are— 

23 (1) not more than 10 acres; 

24 (2) not necessary for the welfare or benefit of 

25 the United States; and 


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1 (3) surrounded on all sides by lands not owned 

2 in fee by the United States for its own benefit. 

3 (b) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall convey the 

4 lands described in subsection (c) to the Tribe by patent, 

5 in fee simple absolute, free and clear of the interests of 

6 the United States, but subject to any existing encum7 brances, rights-of-way, or the like in favor of third parties. 

8 (c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The lands to be conveyed 

9 under subsection (b) are those Federal lands described as 

‘‘the SW 1⁄4 of the SE 1⁄4 of the SE 1 10 ⁄4 of Section 14, 

11 Township 15 South, Range 12 East, Gila and Salt River 

12 Base and Meridian’’ in the State of Arizona. 

13 SEC. 4. CONVEYANCE OF INHOLDINGS OF LANDS NOW 

14 OWNED BY THE DISTRICT, BUT SUBJECT TO A 

15 RIGHT OF REVERSION TO THE UNITED 

16 STATES AND UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF 

17 THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, TO 

18 THE TRIBE IN FEE. 

19 (a) CONVEYANCE OF PARCEL 1.— 

20 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the lands 

21 described in paragraph (3)— 

22 (A) are encumbered by a possessory inter23 est of the District, which it acquired under the 

24 Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 1926 


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1 and a reversionary interest of the United 

2 States; 

3 (B) are not necessary for the welfare or 

4 benefit of the United States; 

5 (C) are surrounded on all sides by lands 

6 not owned in fee by the United States for its 

7 own benefit; and 

8 (D) have no current access to a public 

9 road. 

10 (2) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall, imme11 diately upon receipt from the District of an aban12 donment of its possessory interest in the lands de13 scribed in paragraph (3), accept title to said lands 

14 as is without condition, and thereafter immediately 

15 convey such lands to the Tribe as is by patent, in 

16 fee simple absolute, fee and clear of the interests of 

17 the United States, but subject to any existing en18 cumbrances, rights-of-way, or the like in favor of 

19 third parties. 

20 (3) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The lands to be con21 veyed under paragraph (2) are the not more than 10 

acres described as ‘‘the NW 1⁄4 of the NW 1 22 ⁄4 of the 

SE 1 23 ⁄4 of Section 14, Township 15 South, Range 12 

24 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian’’ in the 

25 State of Arizona. 


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1 (b) CONVEYANCE OF PARCEL 2.— 

2 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the lands 

3 described in paragraph (3) are— 

4 (A) encumbered by a possessory interest of 

5 the District, which it acquired under the Recre6 ation and Public Purposes Act of 1926 and a 

7 reversionary interest of the United States; 

8 (B) not necessary for the benefit or welfare 

9 of the United States; 

10 (C) bisected by the Black Wash, which covers 1⁄3 to 1 11 ⁄2 of said lands; 

12 (D) located wholly within the 100-year 

13 flood plain; and 

14 (E) subject to seasonal flooding of the 

15 Black Wash. 

16 (2) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary shall, imme17 diately upon receipt from the District of an aban18 donment of its possessory interest in the lands de19 scribed in paragraph (3), accept title to said lands 

20 as is without condition, and thereafter immediately 

21 convey such lands to the Tribe as is by patent in fee 

22 simple absolute, free and clear of the interests of the 

23 United States, but subject to any existing encum24 brances, rights-of-way, or the like in favor of third 

25 parties. 


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1 (3) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The lands to be con2 veyed under paragraph (2) are the not more than 40 

3 acres described as ‘‘Government Lot 1 of Section 19, 

4 Township 15 South, Range 13 East, Gila and Salt 

5 River Base and Meridian’’ in the State of Arizona, 

6 except therefrom the Westerly 75 feet thereof, and 

7 also except therefrom the Southerly 50 feet thereof. 

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