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Calendar No. 539 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2041 

To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2014 

Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. RISCH) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

AUGUST 26, 2014 

Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of August 5 (legislative 

day, August 1), 2014, by Mr. TESTER, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, 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 ‘‘May 31, 1918 Act Re5 peal Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) 1918 ACT.—The term ‘‘1918 Act’’ means 

2 the Act of May 31, 1918 (40 Stat. 592, chapter 88). 

3 (2) FORT HALL TOWNSITE.—The term ‘‘Fort 

4 Hall Townsite’’ means the land that was taken out of 

5 trust by being set aside or set apart under the 1918 

6 Act on the Fort Hall Reservation, consisting of ap7 proximately 120 acres in the East Half of the North8 east Quarter in Section 35 and the West Half of the 

9 West Half of the Northwest Quarter in Section 36, 

10 Township 4 South, Range 34 East, Boise Meridian, 

11 Idaho, based upon a survey completed on May 19, 

12 1921, and depicted on the document entitled ‘‘Plat of 

13 the Townsite of Fort Hall’’ on file with Bingham 

14 County, Idaho and the Tribes. 

15 (2) (3) TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Tribes’’ means the 

16 Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian 

17 Reservation. 

18 SEC. 3. REPEAL. 

19 The 1918 Act is repealed. 

20 SEC. 4. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Tribes shall have the exclu22 sive right of first refusal to purchase at fair market value 

23 any land— 

24 (1) set aside or set apart under the 1918 Act 

25 within the Fort Hall Townsite; and 


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1 (2) offered for sale. 

2 (b) ACQUIRED LAND HELD IN TRUST.—The United 

3 States shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Tribes or 

4 a member of the Tribes, as applicable— 

5 (1) any land owned or acquired by the Tribes 

6 or a member of the Tribes within the Fort Hall 

7 Townsite before the date of enactment of this Act; 

8 and 

9 (2) any land— 

10 (A) acquired by the Tribes or a member of 

11 the Tribes on or after the date of enactment of 

12 this Act; and 

13 (B) set aside or set apart under the 1918 

14 Act. 

15 (2) any land owned or acquired by the Tribes or 

16 a member of the Tribes within the Fort Hall Townsite 

17 on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 5. EFFECT. 

19 Nothing in this Act affects any valid right to any land 

20 set aside or set apart under the 1918 Act. 


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Calendar No. 539 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2041 

A BILL 

To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other 

purposes. 

AUGUST 26, 2014 

Reported with amendments 


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