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DATES: The compact takes effect on 

January 12, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary—Policy and Economic 

Development, Washington, DC 20240, 

(202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 

293.4, all compacts and amendments are 

subject to review and approval by the 

Secretary. The Compact increases the 

number of player terminals the Tribe 

may operate, increases the Tribe’s 

contribution to combat problem 

gambling, permits the Tribe’s gaming 

facilities to accept additional forms of 

payment, designates the Cowlitz Tribal 

Court as a jurisdictional forum for 

certain purposes, adopts certain state 

law provisions related to gaming 

regulation, and adopts rules governing 

wide area progressives. The Compact is 

approved. 

Tara Sweeney, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00340 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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A0A51010.999900] 

Proclaiming Certain Lands as 

Reservation for the Shakopee 

Mdewakanton Sioux Community of 

Minnesota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of reservation 

proclamations. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

that the Acting Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs proclaimed two parcels as 

additions to the reservation of the 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community. 

DATES: These proclamations were made 

on January 6, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sharlene M. Round Face, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate 

Services, 1001 Indian School Road, NW, 

Box #44, Albuquerque, New Mexico 

87104, Sharlene.roundface@bia.gov, 

(505) 563–3132. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published in the exercise of 

authority delegated by the Secretary of 

the Interior to the Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs by part 209 of the 

Departmental Manual. 

Proclamations were issued according 

to the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 

25 U.S.C. 5110) for the lands described 

below, known as the Tinta Otunwe 

Parcel, consisting of 109.12 acres, more 

or less; and the Group E Parcel, 

consisting of 166.13 acres, more or less. 

The lands were proclaimed to be part of 

the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community of Minnesota Reservation in 

Scott County, Minnesota. 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 

of Minnesota, 1 Parcel, Fifth Principal 

Meridian, Scott County, Minnesota, Legal 

Descriptions Containing 109.12 Acres, More 

or Less 

Tinta Otunwe Parcel, 411 T 1026 

Parcel 1: All that part of the Northwest 

Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 21, 

Township 115 North, Range 22 West of the 

5th P.M., Scott County, Minnesota, described 

as follows: Beginning at a point on the North 

and South Quarter line of said Section 21, 

distant 900.75 feet south of the North Quarter 

corner; thence south along said Quarter line 

a distance of 240.0 feet; thence west a 

distance of 544.5 feet to the point of 

beginning according to the United States 

Government Survey thereof. 

Parcel 2: The Northwest 1⁄4 of the Northeast 1⁄4 of Section 21, Township 115 North, Range 

22 West of the 5th P.M., Scott County, 

Minnesota, excepting therefrom the following 

described tract of land: All that part of the 

Northwest 1⁄4 of the Northeast 1⁄4 of Section 

21, Township 115 North, Range 22 West of 

the 5th P.M., Scott County, Minnesota 

described as follows: Beginning at a point on 

the North and South Quarter line of said 

section 21 distant 900.75 feet south of the 

North Quarter corner; thence south along 

said Quarter line a distance of 240.0 feet; 

thence east a distance of 544.5 feet; thence 

north a distance if 240.0 feet; thence west a 

distance of 544.5 feet to a point of beginning, 

according to the United States Government 

Survey thereof. 

Parcel 3: The north half of the south half 

of the Northeast Quarter (N1⁄2 of S1⁄2 of NE1⁄4) 

of Section 21, Township 115 North, Range 22 

West of the 5th P.M., Scott County, 

Minnesota, according to the United States 

Government Survey thereof. 

Parcel 4: The south 1⁄2 of the south 1⁄2 of 

the Northeast 1⁄4 except the west 1448.80 feet 

of the south 1⁄2 of the south 1⁄2 of the south 1⁄2 of the Northeast 1⁄4, Section 21, Township 

115 North, Range 22 west of the 5th P.M., 

Scott County, Minnesota, according to the 

United States Government Survey thereof. 

The above described lands contain a 

total of 109.12 acres, more or less, 

which are subject to all valid rights, 

reservations, rights-of-way, and 

easements of record. 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 

of Minnesota, 1 Parcel, Fifth Principal 

Meridian, Scott County, Minnesota, Legal 

Descriptions Containing 166.13 Acres, More 

or Less 

Group E Parcel, 411 T 1025 

Parcel 1: All that part of the following 

described PARCEL A, lying westerly of a line 

parallel with and 1086.40 feet easterly from 

the west line of the Northwest Quarter of 

Section 29, Township 115 North, Range 22 

West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Scott 

County, Minnesota, as measured at a right 

angle, and its extensions. 

PARCEL A: All that land lying and being 

in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota 

described as follows, to-wit: 

The North Half of the Northwest Quarter 

(N 1⁄2 of NW 1⁄4), the Southwest Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter (SW 1⁄4 of NW 1⁄4) and 

all that part of the Southeast Quarter of the 

Northwest Quarter, lying North and West of 

a line commencing at the Northeast corner of 

said tract and running through the center 

thereof in a direct course to the Southwest 

corner thereof, of Section Twenty-nine (29), 

and all of the above described land being in 

Township One Hundred Fifteen (115) North, 

Range Twenty-two (22) West of the 5th 

Principal Meridian, Scott County, Minnesota, 

according to the Government Survey thereof, 

excepting the East two (2) rods of the above 

described land being subject to a road 

easement; 

and excepting therefrom: The Northwest 

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 

29, Township 115 North, Range 22 West of 

the 5th Principal Meridian, Scott County, 

Minnesota. Together with that part of the 

Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 

of said Section 29, lying South of the North 

363.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter of the 

Northeast Quarter; 

and excepting therefrom: The East 400.00 

feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 

Quarter of Section 29, Township 115 North, 

Range 22 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, 

Scott County, Minnesota. Subject to an 

easement for Highway purposes over the 

North 75.00 feet as designated in Document 

No. 148471. Together with that part of the 

East 400.00 feet of the Southeast Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter of said Section 29, 

lying Northwesterly of a line drawn from the 

Northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter, Southwesterly to the 

Southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter 

of the Northwest Quarter; 

and excepting therefrom: A tract of land in 

the Northwest Quarter (NW 1⁄4) of Section 29, 

Township 115 North, Range 22 West of the 

5th Principal Meridian; Scott County, 

Minnesota described as follows: Beginning at 

the Southwest corner of said Northwest 

Quarter (NW 1⁄4) and thence East along the 

South line thereof a distance of 160.2 feet to 

the center line of County Road No. 17; thence 

Northwesterly along said center line to its 

intersection with the West line of said 

Northwest Quarter (NW 1⁄4); thence South 

along said West line to the point of 

beginning; subject to said road right-of-way. 


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Parcel 2: All that part of the following 

described PARCEL A, lying easterly of a line 

parallel with and 1086.40 feet easterly from 

the west line of the Northwest Quarter of 

Section 29, Township 115 North, Range 22 

West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Scott 

County, Minnesota, as measured at a right 

angle, and its extensions. 

PARCEL A: All that land lying and being 

in the County of Scott and State of Minnesota 

described as follows, to-wit: 

The North Half of the Northwest Quarter 

(N 1⁄2 of NW 1⁄4), the Southwest Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter (SW 1⁄4 of NW 1⁄4) and 

all that part of the Southeast Quarter of the 

Northwest Quarter, lying North and West of 

a line commencing at the Northeast corner of 

said tract and running through the center 

thereof in a direct course to the Southwest 

corner thereof, of Section Twenty-nine (29), 

and all of the above described land being in 

Township One Hundred Fifteen (115) North, 

Range Twenty-two (22) West of the 5th 

Principal Meridian, Scott County, Minnesota, 

according to the Government Survey thereof, 

excepting the East two (2) rods of the above 

described land being subject to a road 

easement; 

and excepting therefrom: The Northwest 

Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 

29, Township 115 North, Range 22 West of 

the 5th Principal Meridian, Scott County, 

Minnesota. Together with that part of the 

Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 

of said Section 29, lying South of the North 

363.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter of the 

Northeast Quarter; 

and excepting therefrom: The East 400.00 

feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 

Quarter of Section 29, Township 115 North, 

Range 22 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, 

Scott County, Minnesota. Subject to an 

easement for Highway purposes over the 

North 75.00 feet at designated in Document 

No. 148471. Together with that part of the 

East 400.00 feet of the Southeast Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter of said Section 29, 

lying Northwesterly of a line drawn from the 

Northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter, Southwesterly to the 

Southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter 

of the Northwest Quarter; 

and excepting therefrom: A tract of land in 

the Northwest Quarter (NW 1⁄4) of Section 29, 

Township 115 North, Range 22 West of the 

Fifth Principal Meridian; Scott County, 

Minnesota described as follows: Beginning at 

the Southwest corner of said Northwest 

Quarter (NW 1⁄4) and thence East along the 

South line thereof a distance of 160.2 feet to 

the center line of County Road No. 17; thence 

Northwesterly along said center line to its 

intersection with the West line of said 

Northwest Quarter (NW 1⁄4); thence South 

along said West line to the point of 

beginning; subject to said road right-of-way. 

Parcel 3: The East 400 feet of the Northeast 

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 

29, Township 115 North, Range 22 West of 

the 5th Principal Meridian, Scott County 

Minnesota AND that part of the East 400 feet 

of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 

Quarter of said Section 29, lying 

northwesterly of a line drawn from the 

northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter, southwesterly to the 

southwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of 

the Northwest Quarter, according to the 

United States Government Survey thereof 

and situate in Scott County, Minnesota. 

Parcel 4: All that part of the Southeast 

Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE1⁄4 of 

NW1⁄4) of Section 29, Township 115 North, 

Range 22 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, 

Scott County, Minnesota, lying South and 

East of a line commencing at the Northeast 

corner thereof and running through the 

center thereof in a direct line to the 

Southwest corner thereof, 

Together with a non-exclusive easement 

for travel purposes over and across the East 

two rods of the Northeast Quarter of the 

Northwest Quarter (NE1⁄4 of NW1⁄4) and that 

part of the SE1⁄4 of NW1⁄4, Section 29, 

Township 115 North, Range 22 West of the 

5th Principal Meridian, Scott County, 

Minnesota, described as follows: 

Commencing at the Northeast corner of the 

SE1⁄4 of NW1⁄4; thence West on the North line 

of said SE1⁄4 of NW1⁄4 2 rods; thence South 

2 rods; thence in a Northeasterly direction 2 

rods to the point of beginning. 

Parcel 5: The North 363.00 feet of the 

Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 

(SW1⁄4 of NE1⁄4), excepting therefrom the east 

300 feet, Section 29, Township 115 North, 

Range 22 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, 

according to the United States Government 

Survey thereof and situate in Scott County, 

Minnesota. 

Abstract Property 

The above described lands contain a 

total of 166.13 acres, more or less, 

which are subject to all valid rights, 

reservations, rights-of-way, and 

easements of record. The above 

described lands contain a combined 

total of 276.25 acres, more or less. This 

proclamation does not affect title to the 

lands described above, nor does it affect 

any valid existing easements for public 

roads, highways, public utilities, 

railroads and pipelines, or any other 

valid easements or rights-of-way or 

reservations of record. 

Tara Sweeney, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00339 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

HEARTH Act Approval of the Cahuilla 

Band of Indians, California Leasing 

Ordinance 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) approved the Cahuilla Band of 

Indians Leasing Ordinance under the 

Helping Expedite and Advance 

Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act 

of 2012 (HEARTH Act). With this 

approval, the Tribe is authorized to 

enter into business and residential 

leases without further BIA approval. 

DATES: BIA issued the approval on 

January 6, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sharlene Round Face, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services, 

1001 Indian School Road NW, 

Albuquerque, NM 87104, 

sharelene.roundface@bia.gov, (505) 

563–3132. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary of the HEARTH Act 

The HEARTH Act makes a voluntary, 

alternative land leasing process 

available to Tribes, by amending the 

Indian Long-Term Leasing Act of 1955, 

25 U.S.C. 415. The HEARTH Act 

authorizes Tribes to negotiate and enter 

into business leases of Tribal trust lands 

with a primary term of 25 years, and up 

to two renewal terms of 25 years each, 

without the approval of the Secretary of 

the Interior (Secretary). The HEARTH 

Act also authorizes Tribes to enter into 

leases for residential, recreational, 

religious or educational purposes for a 

primary term of up to 75 years without 

the approval of the Secretary. 

Participating Tribes develop Tribal 

leasing regulations, including an 

environmental review process, and then 

must obtain the Secretary’s approval of 

those regulations prior to entering into 

leases. The HEARTH Act requires the 

Secretary to approve Tribal regulations 

if the Tribal regulations are consistent 

with the Department of the Interior’s 

(Department) leasing regulations at 25 

CFR part 162 and provide for an 

environmental review process that 

meets requirements set forth in the 

HEARTH Act. This notice announces 

that the Secretary, through the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, has approved 

the Tribal regulations for the Cahuilla 

Band of Indians, California. 

II. Federal Preemption of State and 

Local Taxes 

The Department’s regulations 

governing the surface leasing of trust 

and restricted Indian lands specify that, 

subject to applicable Federal law, 

permanent improvements on leased 

land, leasehold or possessory interests, 

and activities under the lease are not 

subject to State and local taxation and 

may be subject to taxation by the Indian 

Tribe with jurisdiction. See 25 CFR 

162.017. As explained further in the 

preamble to the final regulations, the 


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