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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2455 

To provide for the sale or transfer of certain Federal lands in Nevada, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 20, 2013 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Lands Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS AND TRIBAL LAND TRANSFER 

Sec. 101. Definition of Secretary. 

Subtitle A—Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada 


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Sec. 111. Definitions. 

Sec. 112. Sale of land to Elko County. 

Subtitle B—Trust Land for Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of 

Nevada 

Sec. 121. Land to be held in trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone 

Indians of Nevada. 

TITLE II—TRUST LAND FOR FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND 

SHOSHONE TRIBE 

Sec. 201. Land to be held in trust for the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe. 

Sec. 202. Offset of Claim. 

TITLE III—SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES LAND INTO TRUST 

Sec. 301. Land to be held in trust for the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck 

Valley Indian Reservation. 

TITLE IV—SUMMIT LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE LAND INTO TRUST 

Sec. 401. Land to be held in trust for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe. 

TITLE V—SOUTH FORK BAND COUNCIL LAND INTO TRUST 

Sec. 501. Land to be held in trust for the South Fork Band Council. 

TITLE VI—RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY LAND INTO TRUST 

Sec. 601. Land to be held in trust for the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony. 

TITLE VII—PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE LAND INTO TRUST 

Sec. 701. Land to be held in trust for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. 

1 TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS AND 

2 TRIBAL LAND TRANSFER 

3 SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

4 In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec5 retary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 

6 Management. 

7 Subtitle A—Te-moak Tribe of West8 ern Shoshone Indians of Nevada 

9 SEC. 111. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this subtitle: 


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

2 Elko, Nevada. 

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

4 county of Elko, Nevada. 

5 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en6 titled ‘‘Elko Motocross Park’’ and dated April 19, 

7 2013. 

8 SEC. 112. SALE OF LAND TO ELKO COUNTY. 

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

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

11 rights and the provisions of this section, the Secretary 

12 shall convey to the county, for fair market value, all right, 

13 title, and interest of the United States in and to the land 

14 described in subsection (b). 

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

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

17 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Elko Dis18 trict, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Elko 

19 Motocross Park’’. 

20 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to be 

24 conveyed under this section. 


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1 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may cor2 rect any minor error in the map or the legal descrip3 tion. 

4 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip5 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec6 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

7 Land Management. 

8 (d) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The land conveyed 

9 under this section shall be used only as a motocross, bicy10 cle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for 

11 any other public purpose consistent with uses allowed 

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

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

14 et seq.). 

15 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 

16 require the county to pay all survey costs and other admin17 istrative costs necessary for the preparation and comple18 tion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land 

19 described in subsection (b). 

20 (f) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under this sec21 tion ceases to be used for a public purpose in accordance 

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

23 Secretary, revert to the United States. 


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1 Subtitle B—Trust Land for Te2 moak Tribe of Western Sho3 shone Indians of Nevada 

4 SEC. 121. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE TE-MOAK 

5 TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE INDIANS OF 

6 NEVADA. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

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

9 to the land described in subsection (b)— 

10 (1) shall be held in trust by the United States 

11 for the benefit and use of the Te-moak Tribe of 

12 Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (referred to in 

13 this subtitle as the ‘‘Tribe’’); and 

14 (2) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

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

16 subsection (a) is the approximately 373 acres of land ad17 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen18 erally depicted on the map as ‘‘Expansion Area’’. 

19 (c) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 

20 ‘‘Te-moak Tribal Land Expansion’’, dated April 19, 2013, 

21 and on file and available for public inspection in the appro22 priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

23 (d) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

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


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1 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

2 of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

3 (e) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

4 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub5 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to 

6 have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or 

7 class III gaming (as those terms are defined in sec8 tion 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

9 U.S.C. 2703)). 

10 (2) GENERAL USES.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe shall use the 

12 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

13 for— 

14 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

15 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

16 benefit of the Tribe; or 

17 (iii) residential or recreational devel18 opment. 

19 (B) OTHER USES.—If the Tribe uses any 

20 portion of the land taken into trust under sub21 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

22 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

23 pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to 

24 the fair market value of the portion of the land, 

25 as determined by an appraisal. 


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1 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.— 

2 With respect to the land taken into trust under sub3 section (a), the Secretary, in consultation and co4 ordination with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels 

5 reduction and other landscape restoration activities 

6 on the land that is beneficial to the Tribe and the 

7 Bureau of Land Management. 

8 TITLE II—TRUST LAND FOR 

9 FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE 

10 AND SHOSHONE TRIBE 

11 SEC. 201. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE FORT 

12 MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND SHOSHONE TRIBE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to existing valid rights, 

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

15 to the land described in subsection (b)— 

16 (1) shall be held in trust by the United States 

17 for the benefit of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and 

18 Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Res19 ervation; and 

20 (2) shall be part of the reservation of that In21 dian tribe. 

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

23 subsection (a) is the approximately 19,094.16 acres of 

24 land located near highway 95 south of McDermitt, Ne25 vada, in Humboldt County, Nevada, generally depicted as 


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1 ‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands’’ on the map titled ‘‘Fort 

2 McDermitt Indian Reservation Expansion Act’’ and dated 

3 February 21, 2013. 

4 (c) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 

5 be on file and available for public inspection at the Bureau 

6 of Land Management Nevada State Office and 

7 Winnemucca District Office. 

8 SEC. 202. OFFSET OF CLAIM. 

9 The Indian Claims Commission shall determine, in 

10 accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of 

11 August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the 

12 beneficial interest of the land held in trust pursuant to 

13 this Act should or should not be set off against any claim 

14 against the United States determined by the Commission. 

15 TITLE III—SHOSHONE PAIUTE 

16 TRIBES LAND INTO TRUST 

17 SEC. 301. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE SHOSHONE 

18 PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY IN19 DIAN RESERVATION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing ease21 ments and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (in22 cluding improvements and appurtenances) of the United 

23 States in and the parcel of National Forest System land 

24 in Owyhee, Nevada, described in subsection (b) is hereby 

25 declared to be held in trust by the United States for the 


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1 benefit of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley 

2 Indian Reservation. 

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

4 subsection (a) is the approximately 82.2 acres of land gen5 erally depicted as the ‘‘Proposed Acquisition Site’’ on the 

6 map titled ‘‘Mountain City Administrative Site’’ and dated 

7 January 2, 2013. 

8 (c) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 

9 be on file and available for public inspection at the office 

10 of the Regional Forester, Intermountain Region. 

11 TITLE IV—SUMMIT LAKE PAIUTE 

12 TRIBE LAND INTO TRUST 

13 SEC. 401. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE SUMMIT 

14 LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing ease16 ments and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (in17 cluding improvements and appurtenances) of the United 

18 States in and to the land described in subsection (b) is 

19 hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States 

20 for the benefit of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe. 

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

22 subsection (a) is the approximately 880 acres depicted as 

23 ‘‘Reservation Conveyance Lands’’ on the map titled ‘‘Sum24 mit Lake Indian Reservation Conveyance’’ and dated Feb25 ruary 28, 2013. 


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1 (c) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 

2 be on file and available for public inspection at the office 

3 of the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office 

4 and Winnemucca District Office. 

5 TITLE V—SOUTH FORK BAND 

6 COUNCIL LAND INTO TRUST 

7 SEC. 501. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE SOUTH 

8 FORK BAND COUNCIL. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing ease10 ments and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (in11 cluding improvements and appurtenances) of the United 

12 States in and to the land described in subsection (b) is 

13 hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States 

14 for the benefit of the South Fork Band Council. 

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

16 subsection (a) is the approximately 26,278 acres depicted 

17 as ‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands’’ on the map titled 

18 ‘‘South Fork Indian Reservation Expansion’’ and dated 

19 June 13, 2013. 

20 (c) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 

21 be on file and available for public inspection at the office 

22 of the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office 

23 and Elko District Office. 


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1 TITLE VI—RENO-SPARKS INDIAN 

2 COLONY LAND INTO TRUST 

3 SEC. 601. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE RENO4 SPARKS INDIAN COLONY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing ease6 ments and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (in7 cluding improvements and appurtenances) of the United 

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

9 hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States 

10 for the benefit of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony. 

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

12 subsection (a) is the approximately 11,180 acres depicted 

13 as ‘‘Colony Expansion Lands’’ on the map titled ‘‘Reno14 Sparks Indian Colony Expansion’’ and dated May 28, 

15 2013. 

16 (c) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 

17 be on file and available for public inspection at the office 

18 of the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office 

19 and Carson City District Office. 

20 TITLE VII—PYRAMID LAKE PAI21 UTE TRIBE LAND INTO TRUST 

22 SEC. 701. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE PYRAMID 

23 LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE. 

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1 cluding improvements and appurtenances) of the United 

2 States in and to the land described in subsection (b) is 

3 hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States 

4 for the benefit of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. 

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

6 subsection (a) is the approximately 24,054 acres depicted 

7 as ‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands BLM Only’’ on the map 

8 titled ‘‘Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Expansion’’ and 

9 dated June 13, 2013. 

10 (c) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (b) shall 

11 be on file and available for public inspection at the office 

12 of the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office 

13 and Carson City District Office. 

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