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Union Calendar No. 425 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2009 

[Report No. 114–550] 

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 

MAY 10, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 

SCHWEIKERT, Ms. MCSALLY, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. SALMON, Ms. 

SINEMA, and Mr. GOSAR

MAY 10, 2016 

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 April 23, 2015] 


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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. 


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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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe 

5 Land Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

8 apply: 

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

10 Tucson Unified School District No. 1, a school dis11 trict recognized as such under the laws of the State 

12 of Arizona. 

13 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti14 tled ‘‘ ‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act’’, 

15 dated March 14, 2016, and on file and available for 

16 public inspection in the local office of the Bureau of 

17 Land Management. 

18 (3) RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT.— 

19 The term ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’ 

20 means the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et 

21 seq.). 

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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

2 Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recognized Indian 

3 tribe. 

4 SEC. 3. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 

5 (a) PARCEL A.—Subject to subsection (b) and to valid 

6 existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United 

7 States in and to the approximately 39.65 acres of Federal 

8 lands generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Parcel A’’ are de9 clared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit 

10 of the Tribe. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect 

12 on the day after the date on which the District relinquishes 

13 all right, title, and interest of the District in and to the 

14 approximately 39.65 acres of land described in subsection 

15 (a). 

16 SEC. 4. LANDS TO BE CONVEYED TO THE DISTRICT. 

17 (a) PARCEL B.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

19 rights and payment to the United States of the fair 

20 market value, the United States shall convey to the 

21 District all right, title, and interest of the United 

22 States in and to the approximately 13.24 acres of 

23 Federal lands generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Par24 cel B’’. 


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1 (2) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.— 

2 The fair market value of the property to be conveyed 

3 under paragraph (1) shall be determined by the Sec4 retary in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal 

5 Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the 

6 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Prac7 tice. 

8 (3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 

9 the conveyance under this subsection, all costs associ10 ated with the conveyance shall be paid by the Dis11 trict. 

12 (b) PARCEL C.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than one year 

14 after the completion of the appraisal required by 

15 paragraph (3), the District submits to the Secretary 

16 an offer to acquire the Federal reversionary interest 

17 in all of the approximately 27.5 acres of land con18 veyed to the Association under Recreation and Public 

19 Purposes Act and generally depicted on the map as 

20 ‘‘Parcel C’’, the Secretary shall convey to the District 

21 such reversionary interest in the lands covered by the 

22 offer. The Secretary shall complete the conveyance not 

23 later than 30 days after the date of the offer. 

24 (2) SURVEY.—Not later than 90 days after the 

25 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 


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1 complete a survey of the lands described in this sub2 section to determine the precise boundaries and acre3 age of the lands subject to the Federal reversionary 

4 interest. 

5 (3) APPRAISAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

7 complete an appraisal of the Federal reversionary in8 terest in the lands identified by the survey required 

9 by paragraph (2). The appraisal shall be completed 

10 in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

11 for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform 

12 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

13 (4) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 

14 conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest under 

15 this subsection, the District shall pay to the Secretary 

16 an amount equal to the appraised value of the Fed17 eral interest, as determined under paragraph (3). The 

18 consideration shall be paid not later than 30 days 

19 after the date of the conveyance. 

20 (5) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 

21 the conveyance under this subsection, all costs associ22 ated with the conveyance, including the cost of the 

23 survey required by paragraph (2) and the appraisal 

24 required by paragraph (3), shall be paid by the Dis25 trict. 


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1 SEC. 5. GAMING PROHIBITION. 

2 The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on lands 

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

4 of claimed inherent authority, under the authority of any 

5 Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

6 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), or under regulations promulgated 

7 by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commis8 sion. 

9 SEC. 6. WATER RIGHTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be no Federal reserved 

11 right to surface water or groundwater for any land taken 

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

13 under this Act. 

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

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

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

17 under this Act. 

18 (c) FORFEITURE OR ABANDONMENT.—Any water 

19 rights that are appurtenant to land taken into trust by the 

20 United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act 

21 may not be forfeited or abandoned. 

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

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

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

25 et seq.). 


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Union Calendar No. 425 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2009 

[Report No. 114–550] 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land 

Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. Tucson Unified School District and to the inholdings owned by the United States to the 

MAY 10, 2016 

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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