S. 375

One Hundred Tenth Congress

of the

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 

An Act 

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

With respect to the parcel of real property in Marion County, 

Oregon, deeded by the United States to the Confederated Tribes 

of Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the 

Grand Ronde Community of Oregon by quitclaim deed dated June 

18, 2002, and recorded in the public records of Marion County 

on June 19, 2002, Congress finds that—

(1) the parcel of land described in the quitclaim deed, 

comprising approximately 19.86 acres of land originally used 

as part of the Chemawa Indian School, was transferred by 

the United States in 1973 and 1974 to the State of Oregon 

for use for highway and associated road projects; 

(2) Interstate Route 5 and the Salem Parkway were completed, and in 1988 the Oregon Department of Transportation 

deeded the remaining acreage of the parcel back to the United 

States; 

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

acreage for the administration of Indian affairs, and determined 

it would be most appropriate to transfer the property to the 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; 

(4) on request of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 

of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon, the United States transferred the parcel 

jointly to the Tribes for economic development and other purposes under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.); 

(5) the transfer of the parcel was memorialized by the 

United States in 2 documents, including—

(A) an agreement titled ‘‘Agreement for Transfer of 

Federally Owned Buildings, Improvements, Facilities and/

or Land from the United States of America the [sic] Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 

and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Tribe [sic] of Oregon’’, 

dated June 21, 2001; and 

(B) a quitclaim deed dated June 18, 2002, and recorded 

in the public records of Marion County, Oregon, on June 

19, 2002 (reel 1959, page 84); 
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(6) use of the parcel by Tribes for economic development 

purposes is consistent with the intent and language of the 

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and other Federal Indian law—

(A) to encourage tribal economic development; and 

(B) to promote economic self-sufficiency for Indian 

tribes; 

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

parcel and does not intend under any circumstances to take 

action under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or any other legal 

authority to seek the return of the parcel; and 

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

over $2,500,000 to infrastructure improvements to the parcel, 

including roads and sewer and water systems, and have 

approved plans to further develop the parcel for economic purposes, the realization of which is dependent on the ability 

of the Tribes to secure conventional financing. 

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION 

AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT. 

(a) NONAPPLICATION OF LAW.—Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, the Indian Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) shall not apply to the transfer 

of the parcel of real property in Marion County, Oregon, deeded 

by the United States to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 

of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon by quitclaim deed dated June 18, 2002, and recorded 

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

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

new deed to the Tribes to the parcel described in subsection (a) 

that shall not include—

(1) any restriction on the right to alienate the parcel; 

or 

(2) any reference to any provision of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.). 

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

gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 
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et seq.) shall not be conducted on the parcel described in subsection 

(a).

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.