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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4018 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal 

County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian 

Community, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2014 

Mrs. KIRKPATRICK (for herself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. 

FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land 

located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blackwater Trading 

5 Post Land Transfer Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) BLACKWATER TRADING POST LAND.—The 

2 term ‘‘Blackwater Trading Post land’’ means the ap3 proximately 50.3 acres of land as depicted on the 

4 map that— 

5 (A) is located in Pinal County, Arizona, 

6 and bordered by Community land to the east, 

7 west, and north and State Highway 87 to the 

8 south; and 

9 (B) is owned by the Community. 

10 (2) COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘Community’’ 

11 means the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila 

12 River Indian Reservation. 

13 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘Results of Survey, Ellis Property, A Portion 

of the West 1 15 ⁄2 of Section 12, Township 5 South, 

16 Range 7 East, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pinal 

17 County, Arizona’’ and dated October 15, 2012. 

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 SEC. 3. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF THE 

21 GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take the 

23 Blackwater Trading Post land into trust for the benefit 

24 of the Community after the Community— 


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1 (1) conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and 

2 interest of the Community in and to the Blackwater 

3 Trading Post land; 

4 (2) submits to the Secretary a request to take 

5 the Blackwater Trading Post land into trust for the 

6 benefit of the Community; 

7 (3) if the Secretary determines a survey is nec8 essary, conducts a survey (to the satisfaction of the 

9 Secretary) to determine the exact acreage and legal 

10 description of the Blackwater Trading Post land; 

11 and 

12 (4) pays the cost of any survey conducted under 

13 paragraph (3). 

14 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the Blackwater Trading Post land is taken into trust 

16 under subsection (a), the map shall be on file and available 

17 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the De18 partment of the Interior. 

19 (c) LANDS TAKEN INTO TRUST PART OF RESERVA20 TION.—After the date on which the Blackwater Trading 

21 Post land is taken into trust under subsection (a), the land 

22 shall be treated as part of the Gila River Indian Reserva23 tion. 

24 (d) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF UNITED

25 STATES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 


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1 United States shall not incur any liability for the condi2 tions on the Blackwater Trading Post land on the date 

3 before the date on which such land is taken into trust 

4 under subsection (a). 

5 (e) GAMING.—Notwithstanding subsection (c), the 

6 Community may not conduct gaming activities on the 

7 Blackwater Trading Post land, as a matter of claimed in8 herent authority or under the authority of any Federal 

9 law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or under any regulations thereunder 

11 promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian 

12 Gaming Commission. 

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