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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3724 

To direct the Secretary to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe 

of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 8 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 20), 2008 

Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. ENSIGN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary to take land into trust for the Temoak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada. 

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 ‘‘Elko Indian Colony 

5 Expansion Act of 2008’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Te-moak Tribal Land Expansion’’, dated 

10 September 30, 2008, and on file and available for 

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1 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

2 Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di5 rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 

6 (3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Te7 moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, 

8 which is a federally recognized Indian tribe. 

9 SEC. 3. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE TE-MOAK 

10 TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE INDIANS OF 

11 NEVADA. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

13 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

14 to the land described in subsection (b)— 

15 (1) shall be held in trust by the United States 

16 for the benefit and use of the Tribe; and 

17 (2) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

18 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

19 subsection (a) consists of approximately 373 acres of land 

20 administered by the Bureau of Land Management and 

21 identified on the map as ‘‘Lands to be Held in Trust’’. 

22 (c) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

23 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 

24 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

25 of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

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1 (d) CONDITIONS.— 

2 (1) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under sub3 section (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to 

4 have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or 

5 class III gaming (as those terms are defined in sec6 tion 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

7 U.S.C. 2703)). 

8 (2) USE OF TRUST LAND.—With respect to the 

9 use of the land taken into trust under subsection 

10 (a), the Tribe shall limit the use of the land to— 

11 (A) traditional and customary uses; 

12 (B) stewardship conservation for the ben13 efit of the Tribe; and 

14 (C)(i) residential or recreational develop15 ment; or 

16 (ii) commercial use. 

17 (3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.— 

18 With respect to the land taken into trust under sub19 section (a), the Secretary, in consultation and co20 ordination with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels 

21 reduction and other landscape restoration activities 

22 on the land that is beneficial to the Tribe and the 

23 Bureau of Land Management. 

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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

3 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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