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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4890 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4890

        To provide for a land conveyance in the State of Nevada.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2014

 Mr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
        To provide for a land conveyance in the State of Nevada.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Moapa Band of Paiutes Land 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Moapa 
        River Reservation Expansion'', dated June 16, 2014, and on file 
        and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices 
        of the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Moapa Band of 
        Paiutes.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE MOAPA BAND OF 
              PAIUTES.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
        the Tribe; and
            (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 26,565 acres of land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation as generally depicted on 
the map as ``Expansion Area''.
    (c) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines 
to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust under 
subsection (a).
    (d) Use of Trust Land.--
            (1) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under subsection (a) 
        shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into 
        trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as defined in 
        section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 
        2703)).
            (2) General uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Tribe shall use the land taken 
                into trust under subsection (a) only for--
                            (i) traditional and customary uses;
                            (ii) stewardship conservation for the 
                        benefit of the Tribe;
                            (iii) residential or recreational 
                        development; or
                            (iv) renewable energy development.
                    (B) Other uses.--
                            (i) In general.--If the Tribe uses any 
                        portion of the land taken into trust under 
                        subsection (a) for a purpose other than a 
                        purpose described in subparagraph (A), the 
                        Tribe shall pay to the Secretary an amount that 
                        is equal to the fair market value of the 
                        portion of the land, as determined by an 
                        appraisal in accordance with clause (ii).
                            (ii) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall 
                        determine the fair market value of the land 
                        under clause (i) based on an appraisal that is 
                        performed in accordance with--
                                    (I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
                                for Federal Land Acquisitions;
                                    (II) the Uniform Standards of 
                                Professional Appraisal Practices; and
                                    (III) any other applicable law 
                                (including regulations).
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