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Union Calendar No. 377 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1285 

[Report No. 115–507] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JANUARY 10, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To allow the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, 

and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the 

Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated 

Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated 

Tribes of Warm Springs, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns 

Paiute Tribes to lease or transfer certain lands. 


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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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oregon Tribal Eco5 nomic Development Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED TO VALIDATE LAND 

7 TRANSACTIONS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi9 sion of law, without further approval, ratification, or au10 thorization by the United States, the Confederated Tribes 

11 of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confed12 erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 

13 the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the 

14 Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Cow Creek 

15 Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Klamath Tribes, 

16 and the Burns Paiute Tribes may lease, sell, convey, war17 rant, or otherwise transfer all or any part of its interests 

18 in any real property that is not held in trust by the United 

19 States for the benefit of such tribe. 

20 (b) TRUST LAND NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this 

21 section shall— 

22 (1) authorize the Confederated Tribes of Coos, 

23 Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confed24 erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of 

25 Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of 


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1 Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, 

2 the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 

3 the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes to 

4 lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all 

5 or any part of an interest in any real property that 

6 is held in trust by the United States for the benefit 

7 of such tribe; or 

8 (2) affect the operation of any law governing 

9 leasing, selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise 

10 transferring any interest in such trust land. 


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Union Calendar No. 377 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1285 

[Report No. 115–507] 

A BILL 

To allow the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 

Paiute Tribes to lease or transfer certain lands. of Indians, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Springs, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm egon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of OrUmpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated 

JANUARY 10, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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