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Union Calendar No. 472 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2455 

[Report No. 113–632] 

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 

DECEMBER 1, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and Ms. TITUS

DECEMBER 1, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 20, 2013] 


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A BILL 

To provide for the sale or transfer of certain Federal lands 

in Nevada, and for other purposes. 


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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ne5 vada Native Nations Lands Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS LAND CONVEYANCE 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. Conveyance of land to county. 

TITLE II—TRANSFERS TO TRIBES 

Sec. 201. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Te-Moak Tribe of Western 

Shoshone Indians of Nevada. 

Sec. 202. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Fort McDermitt Paiute and 

Shoshone Tribe. 

Sec. 203. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Shoshone Paiute Tribes. 

Sec. 204. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe. 

Sec. 205. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the South Fork Band Council. 

Sec. 206. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony 

land. 

Sec. 207. Transfer of land to be held in trust for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. 

8 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

9 Unless otherwise designated, in this Act, the term ‘‘Sec10 retary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 TITLE I—ELKO MOTOCROSS 

12 LAND CONVEYANCE 

13 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this title: 

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

16 Elko, Nevada. 


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

2 county of Elko, Nevada. 

3 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti4 tled ‘‘Elko Motocross Park’’ and dated January 9, 

5 2010. 

6 SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO COUNTY. 

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

8 date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights 

9 and the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall convey 

10 to the county, without consideration, all right, title, and 

11 interest of the United States in and to the land described 

12 in subsection (b). 

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

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

15 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Elko Dis16 trict, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Elko 

17 Motocross Park’’. 

18 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

21 finalize the legal description of the parcel to be con22 veyed under this section. 

23 (2) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary may correct 

24 any minor error in— 

25 (A) the map; or 


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1 (B) the legal description. 

2 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip3 tion shall be on file and available for public inspec4 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

5 Management. 

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

7 under this section shall be used only as a motocross, bicycle, 

8 off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for any 

9 other public purpose consistent with uses allowed under the 

10 Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

11 and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

12 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall re13 quire the county to pay all survey costs and other adminis14 trative costs necessary for the preparation and completion 

15 of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land de16 scribed in subsection (b). 

17 TITLE II—TRANSFERS TO TRIBES 

18 SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

19 THE TE-MOAK TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE 

20 INDIANS OF NEVADA (ELKO BAND). 

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

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

23 land described in subsection (b)— 

24 (1) are hereby declared to be held in trust by the 

25 United States for the benefit of the Te-Moak Tribe of 


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1 Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Elko Band); 

2 and 

3 (2) shall be part of the reservation of that Indian 

4 tribe. 

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

6 subsection (a) is the approximately 373 acres of land ad7 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally 

8 depicted on the map as ‘‘Lands to be Held in Trust’’. 

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

10 ‘‘Te-Moak Tribal Land Expansion’’, dated September 30, 

11 2008, and on file and available for public inspection in the 

12 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

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

14 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a sur15 vey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the 

16 land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

17 (e) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

18 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub19 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have 

20 been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III 

21 gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the 

22 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 

23 (2) GENERAL USES.— 


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

2 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

3 for— 

4 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

5 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

6 benefit of the Tribe; 

7 (iii) mineral leasing; 

8 (iv) residential or recreational develop9 ment; or 

10 (v) renewable energy development. 

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

12 portion of the land taken into trust under sub13 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

14 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

15 pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to 

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

17 as determined by an appraisal. 

18 (C) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall deter19 mine the fair market value of the land under 

20 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is 

21 performed in accordance with— 

22 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

23 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

24 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes25 sional Appraisal Practices; and 


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1 (iii) any other applicable law (includ2 ing regulations). 

3 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 

4 respect to the land taken into trust under subsection 

5 (a), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 

6 with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction 

7 and other landscape restoration activities, including 

8 restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the land that is 

9 beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land Man10 agement. 

11 SEC. 202. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

12 THE FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND SHO13 SHONE TRIBE. 

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

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

16 land described in subsection (b)— 

17 (1) are hereby declared to be held in trust by the 

18 United States for the benefit of the Fort McDermitt 

19 Paiute and Shoshone Tribe; and 

20 (2) shall be part of the reservation of that Indian 

21 tribe. 

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

23 subsection (a) is the approximately 19,094 acres of land ad24 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally 

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


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

2 ‘‘Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation Expansion Act’’, 

3 dated February 21, 2013, and on file and available for pub4 lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

5 Land Management. 

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

7 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a sur8 vey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the 

9 land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

10 (e) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

11 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub12 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have 

13 been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III 

14 gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the 

15 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 

16 (2) GENERAL USES.— 

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

18 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

19 for— 

20 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

21 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

22 benefit of the Tribe; 

23 (iii) mineral leasing; 

24 (iv) residential or recreational develop25 ment; or 


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1 (v) renewable energy development. 

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

3 portion of the land taken into trust under sub4 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

5 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

6 pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to 

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

8 as determined by an appraisal. 

9 (C) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall deter10 mine the fair market value of the land under 

11 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is 

12 performed in accordance with— 

13 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

14 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

15 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes16 sional Appraisal Practices; and 

17 (iii) any other applicable law (includ18 ing regulations). 

19 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 

20 respect to the land taken into trust under subsection 

21 (a), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 

22 with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction 

23 and other landscape restoration activities, including 

24 restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the land that is 


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1 beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land Man2 agement. 

3 SEC. 203. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

4 THE SHOSHONE PAIUTE TRIBES. 

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

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

7 land described in subsection (b)— 

8 (1) are hereby declared to be held in trust by the 

9 United States for the benefit of the Shoshone Paiute 

10 Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation; and 

11 (2) shall be part of the reservation of those In12 dian tribes. 

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

14 subsection (a) is the approximately 82 acres of land admin15 istered by the United States Forest Service as generally de16 picted on the map as ‘‘Proposed Acquisition Site’’. 

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

18 ‘‘Mountain City Administrative Site Proposed Acquisi19 tion’’, with a revision date of July 29, 2013, and on file 

20 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of21 fices of the United States Forest Service. 

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

23 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

24 complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the 

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


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1 (e) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

2 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub3 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have 

4 been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III 

5 gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the 

6 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 

7 (2) GENERAL USES.— 

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

9 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

10 for— 

11 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

12 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

13 benefit of the Tribe; 

14 (iii) mineral leasing; 

15 (iv) residential or recreational develop16 ment; or 

17 (v) renewable energy development. 

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

19 portion of the land taken into trust under sub20 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

21 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

22 pay to the Secretary of Agriculture an amount 

23 that is equal to the fair market value of the por24 tion of the land, as determined by an appraisal. 


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1 (C) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary of Agri2 culture shall determine the fair market value of 

3 the land under paragraph (2)(B) based on an 

4 appraisal that is performed in accordance 

5 with— 

6 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

7 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

8 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes9 sional Appraisal Practices; and 

10 (iii) any other applicable law (includ11 ing regulations). 

12 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 

13 respect to the land taken into trust under subsection 

14 (a), the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation and 

15 coordination with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels 

16 reduction and other landscape restoration activities, 

17 including restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the 

18 land that is beneficial to the Tribe and the United 

19 States Forest Service. 

20 SEC. 204. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

21 THE SUMMIT LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE. 

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

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

24 land described in subsection (b)— 


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1 (1) are hereby declared to be held in trust by the 

2 United States for the benefit of the Summit Lake Pai3 ute Tribe; and 

4 (2) shall be part of the reservation of that Indian 

5 tribe. 

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

7 subsection (a) is the approximately 941 acres of land ad8 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally 

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

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

11 ‘‘Summit Lake Indian Reservation Conveyance’’, dated 

12 February 28, 2013, and on file and available for public in13 spection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

14 Management. 

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

16 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a sur17 vey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the 

18 land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

19 (e) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

20 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub21 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have 

22 been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III 

23 gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the 

24 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 

25 (2) GENERAL USES.— 


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

2 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

3 for— 

4 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

5 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

6 benefit of the Tribe; 

7 (iii) mineral leasing; 

8 (iv) residential or recreational develop9 ment; or 

10 (v) renewable energy development. 

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

12 portion of the land taken into trust under sub13 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

14 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

15 pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to 

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

17 as determined by an appraisal. 

18 (C) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall deter19 mine the fair market value of the land under 

20 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is 

21 performed in accordance with— 

22 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

23 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

24 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes25 sional Appraisal Practices; and 


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1 (iii) any other applicable law (includ2 ing regulations). 

3 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 

4 respect to the land taken into trust under subsection 

5 (a), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 

6 with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction 

7 and other landscape restoration activities, including 

8 restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the land that is 

9 beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land Man10 agement. 

11 SEC. 205. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

12 THE SOUTH FORK BAND COUNCIL. 

13 (a) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 

14 (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the pur15 poses of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 

16 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Red 

17 Spring wilderness study area has been adequately 

18 studied for wilderness designation. 

19 (2) RELEASE.—The public land described in 

20 paragraph (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 

21 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

22 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 

23 (b) TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR

24 THE TE-MOAK TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE INDIANS OF

25 NEVADA (SOUTH FORK BAND).— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

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

3 States in and to the land described in paragraph 

4 (2)— 

5 (A) are hereby declared to be held in trust 

6 by the United States for the benefit of the Te7 Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Ne8 vada (South Fork Band); and 

9 (B) shall be part of the reservation of that 

10 Indian tribe. 

11 (2) EXCEPTION.—The administration of all oil 

12 and gas leases in existence on the date of enactment 

13 of this Act shall remain the responsibility of the Bu14 reau of Land Management in consultation with the 

15 Tribe. 

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

17 to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 28,162 

18 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land 

19 Management as generally depicted on the map as 

20 ‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands.’’ 

21 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti22 tled ‘‘South Fork Indian Reservation Expansion’’, 

23 dated June 9, 2014, and on file and available for 

24 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu25 reau of Land Management. 


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1 (5) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall com3 plete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the 

4 boundaries of the land taken into trust under para5 graph (2). 

6 (6) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

7 (A) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under 

8 paragraph (2) shall not be eligible, or considered 

9 to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming 

10 or class III gaming (as those terms are defined 

11 in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 

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

13 (B) GENERAL USES.—The Tribe shall use 

14 the land taken into trust under paragraph (2) 

15 only for— 

16 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

17 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

18 benefit of the Tribe; 

19 (iii) mineral leasing; 

20 (iv) residential or recreational develop21 ment; or 

22 (v) renewable energy development. 

23 (C) OTHER USES.—If the Tribe uses any 

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1 scribed in subparagraph (B), the Tribe shall pay 

2 to the Secretary an amount that is equal to the 

3 fair market value of the portion of the land, as 

4 determined by an appraisal. 

5 (D) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall deter6 mine the fair market value of the land under 

7 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is 

8 performed in accordance with— 

9 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

10 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

11 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes12 sional Appraisal Practices; and 

13 (iii) any other applicable law (includ14 ing regulations). 

15 (7) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 

16 respect to the land taken into trust under paragraph 

17 (2), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 

18 with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction 

19 and other landscape restoration activities, including 

20 restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the land that is 

21 beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land Man22 agement. 


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1 SEC. 206. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

2 THE RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY LAND. 

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

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

5 land described in subsection (b)— 

6 (1) are hereby declared to be held in trust by the 

7 United States for the benefit of the Reno-Sparks In8 dian Colony; and 

9 (2) shall be part of the reservation of that Indian 

10 tribe. 

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

12 subsection (a) is the approximately 13,434 acres of land ad13 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally 

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

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

16 ‘‘Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Expansion’’, dated June 11, 

17 2014, and on file and available for public inspection in the 

18 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

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

20 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a sur21 vey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the 

22 land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

23 (e) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

24 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub25 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have 

26 been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III 


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1 gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the 

2 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 

3 (2) GENERAL USES.— 

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

5 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

6 for— 

7 (i) traditional and customary uses; 

8 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

9 benefit of the Tribe; 

10 (iii) mineral leasing; 

11 (iv) residential or recreational develop12 ment; or 

13 (v) renewable energy development. 

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

15 portion of the land taken into trust under sub16 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

17 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

18 pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to 

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

20 as determined by an appraisal. 

21 (C) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall deter22 mine the fair market value of the land under 

23 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is 

24 performed in accordance with— 


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1 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

2 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

3 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes4 sional Appraisal Practices; and 

5 (iii) any other applicable law (includ6 ing regulations). 

7 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 

8 respect to the land taken into trust under subsection 

9 (a), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 

10 with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction 

11 and other landscape restoration activities, including 

12 restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the land that is 

13 beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land Man14 agement. 

15 SEC. 207. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 

16 THE PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE. 

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

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

19 land described in subsection (b)— 

20 (1) are hereby declared to be held in trust by the 

21 United States for the benefit of the Pyramid Lake 

22 Paiute Tribe; and 

23 (2) shall be part of the reservation of that Indian 

24 tribe. 


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

2 subsection (a) is the approximately 30,669 acres of land ad3 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally 

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

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

6 ‘‘Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Expansion’’, dated 

7 June 9, 2014, and on file and available for public inspec8 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man9 agement. 

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

11 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a sur12 vey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the 

13 land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

14 (e) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 

15 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub16 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to have 

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

18 gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the 

19 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 

20 (2) GENERAL USES.— 

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

22 land taken into trust under subsection (a) only 

23 for— 

24 (i) traditional and customary uses; 


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1 (ii) stewardship conservation for the 

2 benefit of the Tribe; 

3 (iii) mineral leasing; 

4 (iv) residential or recreational develop5 ment; or 

6 (v) renewable energy development. 

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

8 portion of the land taken into trust under sub9 section (a) for a purpose other than a purpose 

10 described in subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall 

11 pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal to 

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

13 as determined by an appraisal. 

14 (C) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary shall deter15 mine the fair market value of the land under 

16 paragraph (2)(B) based on an appraisal that is 

17 performed in accordance with— 

18 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

19 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

20 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes21 sional Appraisal Practices; and 

22 (iii) any other applicable law (includ23 ing regulations). 

24 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 

25 respect to the land taken into trust under subsection 


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1 (a), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 

2 with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction 

3 and other landscape restoration activities, including 

4 restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the land that is 

5 beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land Man6 agement. 


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Union Calendar No. 472 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2455 

[Report No. 113–632] 

A BILL 

To provide for the sale or transfer of certain 

Federal lands in Nevada, and for other purposes. 

DECEMBER 1, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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