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Union Calendar No. 437 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3211 

[Report No. 114–563] 

To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of 

the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2015 

Mr. SCHRADER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

MAY 11, 2016 

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 provide for the addition of certain real property to the 

reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. 


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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. PURPOSE; CLARIFICATION. 

4 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to facili5 tate fee-to-trust applications for the Siletz Tribe within 

6 the geographic area specified in the amendment made by 

7 this Act. 

8 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Except as specifically provided 

9 otherwise by this Act or the amendment made by this Act, 

10 nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this Act, 

11 shall prioritize for any purpose the claims of any federally 

12 recognized Indian tribe over the claims of any other feder13 ally recognized Indian tribe. 

14 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE 

15 SILETZ TRIBE OF THE STATE OF OREGON. 

16 Section 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act 

17 (25 U.S.C. 711e) is amended by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(f) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

21 ‘‘(A) TITLE.—The Secretary may accept 

22 title to any additional number of acres of real 

23 property located within the boundaries of the 

24 original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation estab25 lished by Executive order dated November 9, 


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1 1855, comprised of land within the political 

2 boundaries of Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, 

3 Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties in the State of 

4 Oregon, if that real property is conveyed or oth5 erwise transferred to the United States by or on 

6 behalf of the tribe. 

7 ‘‘(B) TRUST.—Land to which title is ac8 cepted by the Secretary under this paragraph 

9 shall be held in trust by the United States for 

10 the benefit of the tribe. 

11 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT AS PART OF RESERVATION.— 

12 All real property that is taken into trust under para13 graph (1) shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) be considered and evaluated as an on15 reservation acquisition under part 151.10 of 

16 title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc17 cessor regulations); and 

18 ‘‘(B) become part of the reservation of the 

19 tribe. 

20 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—Any real prop21 erty taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall not 

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

23 out under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

24 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 437 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3211 

[Report No. 114–563] 

A BILL 

To provide for the addition of certain real property 

of Oregon. to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State 

MAY 11, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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