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Union Calendar No. 273 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 931 

[Report No. 113–367] 

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 

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. WALDEN

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 28, 2013] 


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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 facilitate 

5 fee-to-trust applications for the Siletz Tribe within the geo6 graphic area specified in the amendment made by this Act. 

7 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Except as specifically provided 

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

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

10 shall prioritize for any purpose the claims of any federally11 recognized Indian tribe over the claims of any other feder12 ally-recognized Indian tribe. 

13 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE SILETZ 

14 TRIBE OF THE STATE OF OREGON. 

15 Section 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act 

16 (25 U.S.C. 711e) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

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

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

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

21 title to any additional number of acres of real 

22 property located within the boundaries of the 

23 original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation estab24 lished by Executive Order dated November 9, 

25 1855, comprised of land within the political 


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1 boundaries of Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, 

2 Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties in the State of 

3 Oregon, if that real property is conveyed or oth4 erwise transferred to the United States by or on 

5 behalf of the tribe. 

6 ‘‘(B) TRUST.—Land to which title is ac7 cepted by the Secretary under this paragraph 

8 shall be held in trust by the United States for the 

9 benefit of the tribe. 

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

11 All real property that is taken into trust under para12 graph (1) shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) be considered and evaluated as an on14 reservation acquisition under part 151.10 of title 

15 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 

16 regulations); and 

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

18 tribe. 

19 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—Any real prop20 erty taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall not 

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

22 out under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

23 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 273 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 931 

[Report No. 113–367] 

A BILL 

To provide for the addition of certain real property 

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

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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