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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 507 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 7, 2013 

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

Resources 

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, 

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe 

3 Trust Land Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

6 apply: 

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

8 Tucson Unified School District, a school district rec9 ognized as such under the laws of the State of Ari10 zona. 

11 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti12 tled ‘‘PYT Land Department’’ and dated January 

13 15, 2013. 

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

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

17 Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recog18 nized Indian tribe. 

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

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

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

22 United States in and to the approximately 10 acres of 

23 Federal lands generally depicted on the map as Parcel A 

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

25 the benefit of the Tribe. 

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

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

3 States in and to the approximately 10 acres of Federal 

4 lands generally depicted on the map as Parcel B are de5 clared to be held in trust by the United States for the 

6 benefit of the Tribe. 

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

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

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

10 interest of the District in and to the land described 

11 in subsection (b); and 

12 (2) the Secretary (or a delegate of the Sec13 retary) approves and records the lease agreement be14 tween the Tribe and the District for the construction 

15 and operation of a regional transportation facility lo16 cated on the restricted Indian land of the Tribe in 

17 accordance with the requirements of the first section 

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

19 of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, edu20 cational, recreational, residential, business, and 

21 other purposes requiring the grant of long-term 

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

23 and part 162 of title 25, Code of Federal Regula24 tions (including successor regulations). 

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1 SEC. 4. GAMING PROHIBITION. 

2 The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on the 

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

4 inherent authority, or under the authority of any Federal 

5 law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

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

7 promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian 

8 Gaming Commission. 

9 SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall not be Federal re11 served rights to surface water or groundwater for any land 

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

13 the Tribe under this Act. 

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

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

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

17 under this Act. 

18 (c) FORFEITURE OR ABANDONMENT.—Any water 

19 rights that are appurtenant to land taken into trust by 

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

21 Act may not be forfeited or abandoned. 

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

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

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

2 et seq.). 

Passed the House of Representatives May 6, 2013. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 

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