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Calendar No. 359 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 507 

[Report No. 113–148] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 7, 2013 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

APRIL 10, 2014 

Reported by Ms. LANDRIEU, without amendment 

AN ACT 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings 

owned by the United States to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 

of Arizona, 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 ‘‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe 

5 Trust Land Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

3 apply: 

4 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

5 Tucson Unified School District, a school district rec6 ognized as such under the laws of the State of Ari7 zona. 

8 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti9 tled ‘‘PYT Land Department’’ and dated January 

10 15, 2013. 

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

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (4) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

14 Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recog15 nized Indian tribe. 

16 SEC. 3. LANDS TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 

17 (a) PARCEL A.—Subject to subsection (c) and to 

18 valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 

19 United States in and to the approximately 10 acres of 

20 Federal lands generally depicted on the map as Parcel A 

21 are declared to be held in trust by the United States for 

22 the benefit of the Tribe. 

23 (b) PARCEL B.—Subject to subsection (c) and valid 

24 existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United 

25 States in and to the approximately 10 acres of Federal 

26 lands generally depicted on the map as Parcel B are deVerDate Mar 15 2010 00:29 Apr 11, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H507.RS H507

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1 clared to be held in trust by the United States for the 

2 benefit of the Tribe. 

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall 

4 take effect on the day after the date on which— 

5 (1) the District relinquishes all right, title, and 

6 interest of the District in and to the land described 

7 in subsection (b); and 

8 (2) the Secretary (or a delegate of the Sec9 retary) approves and records the lease agreement be10 tween the Tribe and the District for the construction 

11 and operation of a regional transportation facility lo12 cated on the restricted Indian land of the Tribe in 

13 accordance with the requirements of the first section 

14 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the leasing 

15 of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, edu16 cational, recreational, residential, business, and 

17 other purposes requiring the grant of long-term 

18 leases’’, approved August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415), 

19 and part 162 of title 25, Code of Federal Regula20 tions (including successor regulations). 

21 SEC. 4. GAMING PROHIBITION. 

22 The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on the 

23 lands held in trust under this Act, as a matter of claimed 

24 inherent authority, or under the authority of any Federal 

25 law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 


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

2 promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian 

3 Gaming Commission. 

4 SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall not be Federal re6 served rights to surface water or groundwater for any land 

7 taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of 

8 the Tribe under this Act. 

9 (b) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe retains any 

10 right or claim to water under State law for any land taken 

11 into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe 

12 under this Act. 

13 (c) FORFEITURE OR ABANDONMENT.—Any water 

14 rights that are appurtenant to land taken into trust by 

15 the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this 

16 Act may not be forfeited or abandoned. 

17 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—Nothing in this Act affects or 

18 modifies any right of the Tribe or any obligation of the 

19 United States under Public Law 95–375 (25 U.S.C. 1300f 

20 et seq.). 


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Calendar No. 359 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 507 

[Report No. 113–148] 

AN ACT 

To provide for the conveyance of certain land 

purposes. Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other inholdings owned by the United States to the 

APRIL 10, 2014 

Reported without amendment 


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