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Union Calendar No. 178 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 375 

[Report No. 110–276] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2007 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JULY 30, 2007 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and 

Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real 

property transferred by the United States to 2 Indian 

tribes in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 With respect to the parcel of real property in Marion 

5 County, Oregon, deeded by the United States to the Con6 federated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Con7 federated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Ormstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 egon by quitclaim deed dated June 18, 2002, and recorded 

2 in the public records of Marion County on June 19, 2002, 

3 Congress finds that— 

4 (1) the parcel of land described in the quitclaim 

5 deed, comprising approximately 19.86 acres of land 

6 originally used as part of the Chemawa Indian 

7 School, was transferred by the United States in 

8 1973 and 1974 to the State of Oregon for use for 

9 highway and associated road projects; 

10 (2) Interstate Route 5 and the Salem Parkway 

11 were completed, and in 1988 the Oregon Depart12 ment of Transportation deeded the remaining acre13 age of the parcel back to the United States; 

14 (3) the United States could no longer use the 

15 returned acreage for the administration of Indian af16 fairs, and determined it would be most appropriate 

17 to transfer the property to the Confederated Tribes 

18 of Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Confederated 

19 Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; 

20 (4) on request of the Confederated Tribes of 

21 Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Confederated 

22 Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 

23 the United States transferred the parcel jointly to 

24 the Tribes for economic development and other purmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 poses under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu2 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.); 

3 (5) the transfer of the parcel was memorialized 

4 by the United States in 2 documents, including— 

5 (A) an agreement titled ‘‘Agreement for 

6 Transfer of Federally Owned Buildings, Im7 provements, Facilities and/or Land from the 

8 United States of America the [sic] Confed9 erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 

10 of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz 

11 Tribe [sic] of Oregon’’, dated June 21, 2001; 

12 and 

13 (B) a quitclaim deed dated June 18, 2002, 

14 and recorded in the public records of Marion 

15 County, Oregon, on June 19, 2002 (reel 1959, 

16 page 84); 

17 (6) use of the parcel by Tribes for economic de18 velopment purposes is consistent with the intent and 

19 language of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu20 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and 

21 other Federal Indian law— 

22 (A) to encourage tribal economic develop23 ment; and 

24 (B) to promote economic self-sufficiency 

25 for Indian tribes; 

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1 (7) the United States does not desire the return 

2 of the parcel and does not intend under any cir3 cumstances to take action under the Indian Self-De4 termination and Education Assistance Act (25 

5 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or any other legal authority to 

6 seek the return of the parcel; and 

7 (8) in reliance on this intent, the Tribes have 

8 committed over $2,500,000 to infrastructure im9 provements to the parcel, including roads and sewer 

10 and water systems, and have approved plans to fur11 ther develop the parcel for economic purposes, the 

12 realization of which is dependent on the ability of 

13 the Tribes to secure conventional financing. 

14 SEC. 2. WAIVER OF APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETER15 MINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT. 

16 (a) NONAPPLICATION OF LAW.—Notwithstanding 

17 any other provision of law, the Indian Self-Determination 

18 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) 

19 shall not apply to the transfer of the parcel of real prop20 erty in Marion County, Oregon, deeded by the United 

21 States to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Or22 egon and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

23 Community of Oregon by quitclaim deed dated June 18, 

24 2002, and recorded in the public records of Marion County 

25 on June 19, 2002. 

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1 (b) NEW DEED.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

2 issue a new deed to the Tribes to the parcel described in 

3 subsection (a) that shall not include— 

4 (1) any restriction on the right to alienate the 

5 parcel; or 

6 (2) any reference to any provision of the Indian 

7 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 

8 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.). 

9 (c) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—Class II gaming and 

10 class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

11 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall not be conducted on the 

12 parcel described in subsection (a). 

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Union Calendar No. 178 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 375 

[Report No. 110

–276] 

A BILL 

To waive application of the Indian Self-Determinaand for other purposes. States to 2 Indian tribes in the State of Oregon, parcel of real property transferred by the United tion and Education Assistance Act to a specific 

JULY 30, 2007 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

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