113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2455 

AN ACT 

To provide for the sale or transfer of certain Federal lands 

in Nevada, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Nevada Native Nations Land Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS LAND CONVEYANCE 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. Conveyance of land to county. 

TITLE II—CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO INDIAN TRIBES 

Sec. 201. Conveyance of land to be held in trust for certain Indian tribes. 

Sec. 202. Administration. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

7 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec8 retary of the Interior. 

9 TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS 

10 LAND CONVEYANCE 

11 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this title: 

13 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘city’’ means the city of 

14 Elko, Nevada. 

15 (2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘county’’ means the 

16 county of Elko, Nevada. 

17 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en18 titled ‘‘Elko Motocross Park’’ and dated January 9, 

19 2010. 
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1 SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO COUNTY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 

4 rights and such terms and conditions as the Secretary de5 termines to be necessary and after agreement from the 

6 county, the Secretary shall convey to the county, without 

7 consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 

8 States in and to the land described in subsection (b). 

9 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

10 subsection (a) consists of approximately 275 acres of land 

11 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Elko Dis12 trict, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Elko 

13 Motocross Park’’. 

14 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

17 shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 

18 conveyed under this section. 

19 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor20 rect any minor error in— 

21 (A) the map; or 

22 (B) the legal description. 

23 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip24 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec25 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

26 Land Management. 
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1 (d) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The land conveyed 

2 under this section shall be used only as a motocross, bicy3 cle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for 

4 any other public purpose consistent with uses allowed 

5 under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 

6 ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 

7 et seq.). 

8 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 

9 require the county to pay all survey costs and other admin10 istrative costs necessary for the preparation and comple11 tion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land 

12 described in subsection (b). 

13 (f) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under this sec14 tion ceases to be used for a public purpose in accordance 

15 with subsection (d), the land shall, at the discretion of the 

16 Secretary, revert to the United States. 

17 TITLE II—CONVEYANCE OF 

18 LAND TO INDIAN TRIBES 

19 SEC. 201. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST 

20 FOR CERTAIN INDIAN TRIBES. 

21 (a) TE-MOAK TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE INDI22 ANS OF NEVADA (ELKO BAND).— 

23 (1) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this subsection, 

24 the term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Te-moak 

25 Tribal Land Expansion’’, dated September 30, 2008, 
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1 and on file and available for public inspection in the 

2 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment. 

4 (2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid 

5 existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 

6 United States in and to the land described in para7 graph (3)— 

8 (A) is held in trust by the United States 

9 for the benefit of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western 

10 Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Elko Band); and 

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

12 Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of 

13 Nevada (Elko Band). 

14 (3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

15 to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 373 acres 

16 of land administered by the Bureau of Land Man17 agement as generally depicted on the map as 

18 ‘‘Lands to be Held in Trust’’. 

19 (b) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST

20 FOR THE FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND SHOSHONE

21 TRIBE.— 

22 (1) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this subsection, 

23 the term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Fort 

24 McDermitt Indian Reservation Expansion Act’’, 

25 dated February 21, 2013, and on file and available 
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1 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

2 Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid 

4 existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 

5 United States in and to the land described in para6 graph (3)— 

7 (A) is held in trust by the United States 

8 for the benefit of the Fort McDermitt Paiute 

9 and Shoshone Tribe; and 

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

11 Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe. 

12 (3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

13 to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 19,094 

14 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land 

15 Management as generally depicted on the map as 

16 ‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands’’. 

17 (c) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST

18 FOR THE SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES.— 

19 (1) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this subsection, 

20 the term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Mountain 

21 City Administrative Site Proposed Acquisition’’, 

22 dated July 29, 2013, and on file and available for 

23 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

24 Forest Service. 
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1 (2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid 

2 existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 

3 United States in and to the land described in para4 graph (3)— 

5 (A) is held in trust by the United States 

6 for the benefit of the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of 

7 the Duck Valley Indian Reservation; and 

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

9 Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley In10 dian Reservation. 

11 (3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

12 to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 82 acres of 

13 land administered by the Forest Service as generally 

14 depicted on the map as ‘‘Proposed Acquisition Site’’. 

15 (d) TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR

16 THE SUMMIT LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE.— 

17 (1) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this section, the 

18 term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Summit Lake 

19 Indian Reservation Conveyance’’, dated February 

20 28, 2013, and on file and available for public inspec21 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

22 Land Management. 

23 (2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid 

24 existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 
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1 United States in and to the land described in para2 graph (3)— 

3 (A) is held in trust by the United States 

4 for the benefit of the Summit Lake Paiute 

5 Tribe; and 

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

7 Summit Lake Paiute Tribe. 

8 (3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

9 to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 941 acres 

10 of land administered by the Bureau of Land Man11 agement as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Res12 ervation Conveyance Lands’’. 

13 (e) TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR

14 THE RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY LAND.— 

15 (1) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this subsection, 

16 the term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Reno17 Sparks Indian Colony Expansion’’, dated June 11, 

18 2014, and on file and available for public inspection 

19 in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

20 Management. 

21 (2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid 

22 existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 

23 United States in and to the land described in para24 graph (3)— 
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1 (A) is held in trust by the United States 

2 for the benefit of the Reno-Sparks Indian Col3 ony; and 

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

5 Reno-Sparks Indian Colony. 

6 (3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

7 to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 13,434 

8 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land 

9 Management as generally depicted on the map as 

10 ‘‘RSIC Amended Boundary’’. 

11 (f) TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR

12 THE PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE.— 

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

14 means the map entitled ‘‘Pyramid Lake Indian Res15 ervation Expansion’’, dated July 26, 2014, and on 

16 file and available for public inspection in the appro17 priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

18 (2) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—Subject to valid 

19 existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 

20 United States in and to the land described in para21 graph (1)— 

22 (A) is held in trust by the United States 

23 for the benefit of the Pyramid Lake Paiute 

24 Tribe; and 
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1 (B) shall be part of the reservation of the 

2 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. 

3 (3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

4 to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 11,719 

5 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management as generally depicted on the map as 

7 ‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands’’. 

8 SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 

9 (a) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 

11 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

12 of the land taken into trust for each Indian tribe under 

13 section 201. 

14 (b) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

15 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sec16 tion 201 shall not be eligible, or considered to have 

17 been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class 

18 III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 

19 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 

20 2703)). 

21 (2) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.— 

22 With respect to the land taken into trust under sec23 tion 201, the Secretary, in consultation and coordi24 nation with the applicable Indian tribe, may carry 

25 out any fuel reduction and other landscape restora-
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1 tion activities, including restoration of sage grouse 

2 habitat, on the land that is beneficial to the Indian 

3 tribe and the Bureau of Land Management. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 

2014. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2455 

AN ACT 

To provide for the sale or transfer of certain 

Federal lands in Nevada, and for other purposes.