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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2009 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United 

States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui 

Tribe of Arizona. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 23, 2015 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings 

owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School 

District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. 

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 ‘‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe 

5 Land Conveyance Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

8 apply: 

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1 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

2 Tucson Unified School District No. 1, a school dis3 trict recognized as such under the laws of the State 

4 of Arizona. 

5 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti6 tled ‘‘PYT Land Department/2015/BLM Congres7 sional Bill’’. 

8 (3) RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES

9 ACT.—The term ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 

10 Act’’ means the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 

11 869 et seq.). 

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

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

15 Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recog16 nized Indian tribe. 

17 SEC. 3. LANDS TO BE CONVEYED OR HELD IN TRUST. 

18 (a) PARCEL A.—In the event that the District con19 veys all of its existing right, title, and interest in and to 

20 the approximately 39.65 acres of land depicted on the Map 

21 as Parcel A, to which the United States holds a rever22 sionary interest under the Recreation and Public Purposes 

23 Act, to the United States, Parcel A shall be accepted by 

24 the United States and held in trust by the United States 

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1 for the benefit of the Tribe as part of the Pascua Yaqui 

2 Tribal Reservation. 

3 (b) PARCEL B.—Subject to subsection (a) and valid 

4 and existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 

5 United States in and to the approximately 13.24 acres of 

6 Federal lands generally depicted on the Map as Parcel B 

7 shall be conveyed to the District by patent without res8 ervation of rights by the United States. 

9 (c) PARCEL C.—Subject to valid and existing rights, 

10 the United States hereby waives and gives up, all rever11 sionary interest otherwise retained under the Recreation 

12 and Public Purposes Act in and to the approximately 

13 27.50 acres of the land generally depicted on the Map as 

14 Parcel C and said lands shall thereafter be deemed held 

15 by the District free and clear of any claims of the United 

16 States. 

17 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall 

18 take effect on the day after the District conveys all right, 

19 title, and interest of the District in and to the approxi20 mately 39.65 acres of land depicted on the Map as Parcel 

21 A to the United States. 

22 SEC. 4. GAMING PROHIBITION. 

23 The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on lands 

24 taken into trust pursuant to this Act, either as a matter 

25 of claimed inherent authority, under the authority of any 

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1 Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

2 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), or under regulations promul3 gated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming 

4 Commission. 

5 SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be no Federal re7 served right to surface water or groundwater for any land 

8 taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of 

9 the Tribe under this Act. 

10 (b) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe retains any 

11 right or claim to water under State law for any land taken 

12 into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe 

13 under this Act. 

14 (c) FORFEITURE OR ABANDONMENT.—Any water 

15 rights that are appurtenant to land taken into trust by 

16 the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this 

17 Act may not be forfeited or abandoned. 

18 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—Nothing in this Act affects or 

19 modifies any right of the Tribe or any obligation of the 

20 United States under Public Law 95–375 (25 U.S.C. 1300f 

21 et seq.). 

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