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Calendar No. 895

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1840

[Report No. 106–449]

To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California Indian

Tribes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 2, 1999

Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Indian Affairs

OCTOBER 2 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Reported by Mr. CAMPBELL, without amendment

A BILL

To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain

California Indian Tribes.

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 ‘‘California Indian Land

5 Transfer Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR VARIOUS TRIBES OF

2 CALIFORNIA INDIANS.

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

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

5 to the lands, including improvements and appurtenances,

6 described in a paragraph of subsection (b) in connection

7 with the respective tribe, band, or group of Indians named

8 in such paragraph are hereby declared to be held in trust

9 by the United States for the benefit of such tribe, band,

10 or group. Real property taken into trust pursuant to this

11 subsection shall not be considered to have been taken into

12 trust for gaming (as that term is used in the Indian Gam13 ing Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)).

14 (b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands described in this

15 subsection, comprising approximately 3525.8 acres, and

16 the respective tribe, band, or group, are as follows:

17 (1) PIT RIVER TRIBE.—Lands to be held in

18 trust for the Pit River Tribe are comprised of ap19 proximately 561.69 acres described as follows:

20 Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

21 Township 42 North, Range 13 East

22 Section 3:

S1⁄2 NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4 NW1 23 ⁄4, 120 acres.

24 Township 43 North, Range 13 East

25 Section 1:

N1⁄2 NE1 26 ⁄4, 80 acres,
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1 Section 22:

SE1⁄4 SE1 2 ⁄4, 40 acres,

3 Section 25:

SE1⁄4 NW1 4 ⁄4, 40 acres,

5 Section 26:

SW1⁄4 SE1 6 ⁄4, 40 acres,

7 Section 27:

SE1⁄4 NW1 8 ⁄4, 40 acres,

9 Section 28:

NE1⁄4 SW1 10 ⁄4, 40 acres,

11 Section 32:

SE1⁄4 SE1 12 ⁄4, 40 acres,

13 Section 34:

SE1⁄4 NW1 14 ⁄4, 40 acres,

15 Township 44 North, Range 14 East,

16 Section 31:

S1⁄2 SW1 17 ⁄4, 80 acres.

18 (2) FORT INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY OF PAI19 UTE INDIANS.—Lands to be held in trust for the

20 Fort Independence Community of Paiute Indians are

21 comprised of approximately 200.06 acres described

22 as follows:

23 Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

24 Township 13 South, Range 34 East

25 Section 1:
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W1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NE±1⁄4, Lot 3, E1 1 ⁄2 of Lot

4, and E1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NW1 2 ⁄4.

3 (3) BARONA GROUP OF CAPITAN GRANDE BAND

4 OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands to be held in trust for

5 the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mis6 sion Indians are comprised of approximately 5.03

7 acres described as follows:

8 San Bernardino Base and Meridian

9 Township 14 South, Range 2 East

10 Section 7, Lot 15.

11 (4) CUYAPAIPE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—

12 Lands to be held in trust for the Cuyapaipe Band

13 of Mission Indians are comprised of approximately

14 1,360 acres described as follows:

15 San Bernardino Base and Meridian

16 Township 15 South, Range 6 East

17 Section 21:

18 All of this section.

19 Section 31:

NE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1 20 ⁄4.

21 Section 32:

W1⁄2SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1 22 ⁄4.

23 Section 33:

SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1 24 ⁄4.
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1 (5) MANZANITA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—

2 Lands to be held in trust for the Manzanita Band

3 of Mission Indians are comprised of approximately

4 1,000.78 acres described as follows:

5 San Bernardino Base and Meridian

6 Township 16 South, Range 6 East

7 Section 21:

Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S1 8 ⁄2.

9 Section 25:

10 Lots 2 and 5.

11 Section 28:

Lots, 1, 2, 3, and 4, N1⁄2SE1 12 ⁄4.

13 (6) MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—

14 Lands to be held in trust for the Morongo Band of

15 Mission Indians are comprised of approximately 40

16 acres described as follows:

17 San Bernardino Base and Meridian

18 Township 3 South, Range 2 East

19 Section 20:

NW1⁄4 of NE1 20 ⁄4.

21 (7) PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands

22 to be held in trust for the Pala Band of Mission In23 dians are comprised of approximately 59.20 acres

24 described as follows:

25 San Bernardino Base and Meridian
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1 Township 9 South, Range 2 West

2 Section 13, Lot 1, and Section 14, Lots 1, 2, 3.

3 (8) FORT BIDWELL COMMUNITY OF PAIUTE IN4 DIANS.—Lands to be held in trust for the Fort

5 Bidwell Community of Paiute Indians are comprised

6 of approximately 299.04 acres described as follows:

7 Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

8 Township 46 North, Range 16 East

9 Section 8:

SW1⁄4SW1 10 ⁄4.

11 Section 19:

12 Lots 5, 6, 7.

S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1 13 ⁄4.

14 Section 20:

15 Lot 1.

16 SEC. 3. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

17 (a) PROCEEDS FROM RENTS AND ROYALTIES

18 TRANSFERRED TO INDIANS.—Amounts which accrue to

19 the United States after the date of the enactment of this

20 Act from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals relating to

21 any land described in section 2 shall be available for use

22 or obligation, in such manner and for such purposes as

23 the Secretary may approve, by the tribe, band, or group

24 of Indians for whose benefit such land is taken into trust.
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1 (b) NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF GRAZING PREF2 ERENCES.—Grazing preferences on lands described in sec3 tion 2 shall terminate 2 years after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act.

5 (c) LAWS GOVERNING LANDS TO BE HELD IN

6 TRUST.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any lands which are to be

8 held in trust for the benefit of any tribe, band, or

9 group of Indians pursuant to this Act shall be added

10 to the existing reservation of the tribe, band, or

11 group, and the official boundaries of the reservation

12 shall be modified accordingly.

13 (2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS OF THE UNITED

14 STATES.—The lands referred to in paragraph (1)

15 shall be subject to the laws of the United States re16 lating to Indian land in the same manner and to the

17 same extent as other lands held in trust for such

18 tribe, band, or group on the day before the date of

19 enactment of this Act
Calendar No. 895

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1840

[Report No. 106–449]

A BILL

To provide for the transfer of public lands to

certain California Indian Tribes.

OCTOBER 2 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Reported without amendment