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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1766 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1766

 To amend the Utah School and Lands Improvement Act of 1993 to provide 
 for lands for the Goshute Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 1996

  Mr. Bennett introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
 To amend the Utah School and Lands Improvement Act of 1993 to provide 
 for lands for the Goshute Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITION OF CERTAIN UTAH STATE LANDS TO GOSHUTE INDIAN 
              RESERVATION.

    The Utah Schools and Lands Improvement Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 995 
et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 11 as section 12; and
            (2) by inserting after section 10 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 11. ADDITIONAL GOSHUTE INDIAN RESERVATION LANDS.

    ``(a) Further Additions to Goshute Reservation.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to the lands referred to in 
        section 3, for the purpose of securing in trust for the Goshute 
        Indian Tribe certain additional public lands and lands 
        belonging to the State of Utah, which comprise approximately 
        8,000 acres of surface and subsurface estate, as generally 
        depicted on the map entitled `Additional Utah-Goshute 
        Exchange', dated July 1, 1994, such public lands and State 
        lands are hereby declared to be part of the Goshute Indian 
        Reservation in the State of Utah.
            ``(2) Effective date.--The declaration under paragraph (1) 
        shall become effective upon--
                    ``(A) the completion of conveyance of the State 
                lands from the State of Utah; and
                    ``(B) the acceptance of title by the United States.
    ``(b) Authorization.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        of the Interior is authorized to acquire through exchange the 
        lands and interests in land that are owned by the State of 
        Utah, as described in subsection (a)(1).
            ``(2) Valid existing rights.--Any lands and interests in 
        land acquired under paragraph (1) shall be subject to valid 
        existing rights.
    ``(c) Application of Other Provisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        remaining provisions of this Act that are applicable to lands 
        designated for transfer to the Goshute Indian Tribe pursuant to 
        section 3 shall apply to the lands subject to this section.
            ``(2) Costs of appraisal.--The Goshute Indian Tribe shall 
        be responsible for payment of the costs of appraisal of the 
        lands designated for acquisition pursuant to this section. The 
        costs referred to in the preceding sentence shall be paid 
        before the transfer of the lands.''.
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