House Calendar No. 407

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2710

[Report No. 104–762]

A BILL

To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the

State of California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe.

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 407

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2710

[Report No. 104–762]

To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the State of California

to the Hoopa Valley Tribe.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DECEMBER 5, 1995

Mr. RIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Resources

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

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]

A BILL

To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the State

of California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe.

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 ‘‘Hoopa Valley Reserva5 tion South Boundary Correction Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. LAND TRANSFER TO RESERVATION.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—All right, title, and interest of the

3 United States in and to the lands described in subsection

4 (b) shall hereafter be held in trust by the United States

5 for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and shall be part

6 of the Hoopa Valley Reservation.

7 (b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in

8 subsection (a) are those portions of Townships 7 North

9 and 8 North, Ranges 5 East and 6 East, Humboldt Merid10 ian, California, within a boundary beginning at a point

11 on the current south boundary of the Hoopa Valley Indian

12 Reservation, marked and identified as ‘‘Post H.V.R. No.

13 8’’ on the Plat of the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation

14 prepared from a field survey conducted by C.T. Bissel, Au15 gustus T. Smith and C.A. Robinson, Deputy Surveyors,

16 approved by the Surveyor General, H. Pratt, March 18,

17 1892, and extending from said point on a bearing of north

18 72 degrees 30 minutes east, until intersecting with a line

19 beginning at a point marked as ‘‘Post H.V.R. No. 3’’ on

20 said survey and extending on a bearing of south 15 de21 grees 59 minutes east, comprising 2,641 acres more or

22 less.

23 SEC. 3. SURVEY.

24 The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu25 reau of Land Management, shall survey and monument

26 that portion of the boundary of the Hoopa Valley Reserva-
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1 tion established by the addition of lands made by section

2 2.

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hoopa Valley Reserva5 tion South Boundary Adjustment Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. LAND TRANSFER TO RESERVATION.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—All right, title, and interest of the

8 United States in and to the lands described in subsection

9 (b) shall hereafter be held in trust by the United States for

10 the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and shall be part of

11 the Hoopa Valley Reservation.

12 (b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in sub13 section (a) are those portions of Townships 7 North and

14 8 North, Ranges 5 East and 6 East, Humboldt Meridian,

15 California, within a boundary beginning at a point on the

16 current south boundary of the Hoopa Valley Indian Res17 ervation, marked and identified as ‘‘Post H.V.R. No. 8’’ on

18 the Plat of the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation prepared

19 from a field survey conducted by C.T. Bissel, Augustus T.

20 Smith and C.A. Robinson, Deputy Surveyors, approved by

21 the Surveyor General, H. Pratt, March 18, 1892, and ex22 tending from said point on a bearing of north 72 degrees

23 30 minutes east, until intersecting with a line beginning

24 at a point marked as ‘‘Post H.V.R. No. 3’’ on said survey
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1 and extending on a bearing of south 15 degrees 59 minutes

2 east, comprising 2,641 acres more or less.

3 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the

4 Six Rivers National Forest shall be adjusted to exclude the

5 lands to be held in trust for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley

6 Tribe pursuant to this section.

7 SEC. 3. SURVEY.

8 The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu9 reau of Land Management, shall survey and monument

10 that portion of the boundary of the Hoopa Valley Reserva11 tion established by the addition of lands made by section

12 2.