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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1415 

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon 

to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2013 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in 

the State of Oregon to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua 

Tribe of Indians. 

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 ‘‘Canyon Mountain 

5 Land Conveyance Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

9 means the approximately 17,826 acres of Federal 


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1 land, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

2 ‘‘Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance’’, and dated 

3 June 27, 2013. 

4 (2) PLANNING AREA.—The term ‘‘planning 

5 area’’ means land— 

6 (A) administered by the Director of the 

7 Bureau of Land Management; and 

8 (B) located in— 

9 (i) the Coos Bay District; 

10 (ii) the Eugene District; 

11 (iii) the Medford District; 

12 (iv) the Roseburg District; 

13 (v) the Salem District; and 

14 (vi) the Klamath Falls Resource Area 

15 of the Lakeview District. 

16 (3) DEFINITION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 

18 term ‘‘public domain land’’ has the meaning 

19 given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in section 103 of 

20 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

21 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

22 (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘public do23 main land’’ does not include any land managed 

24 in accordance with the Act of August 28, 1937 


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1 (50 Stat. 874, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 1181a et 

2 seq.). 

3 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (5) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Cow 

6 Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. 

7 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE. 

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

9 including rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the 

10 United States in and to the Federal land, including any 

11 improvements located on the Federal land, appurtenances 

12 to the Federal land, and minerals on or in the Federal 

13 land, including oil and gas, shall be— 

14 (1) held in trust by the United States for the 

15 benefit of the Tribe; and 

16 (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

17 (b) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

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

19 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

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

21 SEC. 4. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

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

23 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a 

24 map and legal description of the Federal land with— 


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1 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re2 sources of the Senate; and 

3 (2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

4 House of Representatives. 

5 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal de6 scription filed under subsection (a) shall have the same 

7 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the 

8 Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical errors 

9 in the map or legal description. 

10 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal de11 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be on file and 

12 available for public inspection in the Office of the Sec13 retary. 

14 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Unless expressly provided in this 

16 Act, nothing in this Act affects any right or claim of the 

17 Tribe existing on the date of enactment of this Act to any 

18 land or interest in land. 

19 (b) PROHIBITIONS.— 

20 (1) EXPORTS OF UNPROCESSED LOGS.—Fed21 eral law (including regulations) relating to the ex22 port of unprocessed logs harvested from Federal 

23 land shall apply to any unprocessed logs that are 

24 harvested from the Federal land. 


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1 (2) NON-PERMISSIBLE USE OF LAND.—Any real 

2 property taken into trust under section 3 shall not 

3 be eligible, or used, for any gaming activity carried 

4 out under Public Law 100–497 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 

5 seq.). 

6 SEC. 6. FOREST MANAGEMENT. 

7 Any commercial forestry activity that is carried out 

8 on the Federal land shall be managed in accordance with 

9 all applicable Federal laws. 

10 SEC. 7. LAND RECLASSIFICATION. 

11 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA

12 RAILROAD LAND.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

13 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and 

14 the Secretary shall identify any land owned by the Oregon 

15 and California Railroad that is conveyed under section 3. 

16 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND.— 

17 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 

18 this Act, the Secretary shall identify public domain land 

19 that— 

20 (1) is approximately equal in acreage and con21 dition as the land identified under subsection (a); 

22 and 

23 (2) is located within the planning area. 

24 (c) MAPS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

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1 gress and publish in the Federal Register 1 or more maps 

2 depicting the land identified in subsections (a) and (b). 

3 (d) RECLASSIFICATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—After providing an oppor5 tunity for public comment, the Secretary shall re6 classify the land identified in subsection (b) as land 

7 owned by the Oregon and California Railroad. 

8 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The Act of August 28, 

9 1937 (50 Stat. 874, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 1181a 

10 et seq.) shall apply to land reclassified as land 

11 owned by the Oregon and California Railroad under 

12 paragraph (1)(B). 

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