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Calendar No. 1041 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3192 

[Report No. 110–480] 

To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow Creek Band 

of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year lease 

authority for trust land. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 25, 2008 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. SMITH) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

SEPTEMBER 22 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Reported by Mr. DORGAN, with an amendment and an amendment to the title 

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

A BILL 

To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the 

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the 

Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of 

the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year lease 

authority for trust land. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LAND. 

2 Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of Au3 gust 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘That (a) 

5 any restricted’’ and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘SECTION 1. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LAND. 

7 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED PURPOSES; TERM; APPROVAL BY

8 SECRETARY.— 

9 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED PURPOSES.—Any restricted’’; 

10 (2) in the second sentence— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘All leases so granted shall 

12 be for a term of not to exceed twenty-five years, 

13 except leases’’ and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) TERM.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

16 subparagraphs (B) and (C), each lease granted 

17 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be for a term 

18 of not longer than 25 years. 

19 ‘‘(B) LEASES OF CERTAIN AREAS.—Not20 withstanding subparagraph (A), leases’’; 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B) (as designated by 

22 subparagraph (A))— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘leases of the the’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘leases of the’’; 

25 (ii) by inserting ‘‘land held in trust 

26 for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe 


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1 of Indians, land held in trust for the 

2 Coquille Indian Tribe, and land held in 

3 trust for the Confederated Tribes of the 

4 Siletz Indians of Oregon’’ after ‘‘Devils 

5 Lake Sioux Reservation,’’; and 

6 (iii) by striking ‘‘which may be for a 

7 term of not to exceed ninety-nine years, 

8 and except leases’’ and inserting the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘shall be for a term of not longer than 99 

11 years. 

12 ‘‘(C) LEASES FOR GRAZING PURPOSES.— 

13 Leases’’; and 

14 (C) in subparagraph (C) (as designated by 

15 subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘which’’; 

16 (3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘Leases 

17 for public’’ and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL BY SECRETARY.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Leases for public’’; 

20 and 

21 (4) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘Prior to 

22 approval of’’ and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(B) CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL.—Before 

24 approving’’. 


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1 SECTION 1. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LAND. 

2 Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 

3 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended in the second sen4 tence— 

5 (1) by inserting ‘‘, land held in trust for the Cow 

6 Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon, land held 

7 in trust for the Coquille Tribe of Oregon, and land 

8 held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

9 Reservation, Oregon’’ after ‘‘Devils Lake Sioux Res10 ervation’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘and except leases of land held 

12 in trust for the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission 

13 Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California, 

14 which may be for a term not to exceed 50 years,’’ be15 fore ‘‘and except’’. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 

Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow Creek Band 

of Umpqua Indians of Oregon, the Coquille Tribe of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon, to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust 

land, and to authorize the Morongo Band of Cahuilla 

Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California, 

to obtain 50-year lease authority for trust land.’’. 


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Calendar No. 1041 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3192 

[Report No. 110–480] 

A BILL 

To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize 

obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land. erated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to ans, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confedthe Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of IndiSEPTEMBER 22 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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