H. R. 507 

One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 

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. 

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 ‘‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land 

Act’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: 

(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the Tucson Unified School District, a school district recognized as such under 

the laws of the State of Arizona. 

(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map titled ‘‘PYT 

Land Department’’ and dated January 15, 2013. 

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

of the Interior. 

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

of Arizona, a federally recognized Indian tribe. 

SEC. 3. LANDS TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 

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

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

to the approximately 10 acres of Federal lands generally depicted 

on the map as Parcel A are declared to be held in trust by the 

United States for the benefit of the Tribe. 

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

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

to the approximately 10 acres of Federal lands generally depicted 

on the map as Parcel B are declared to be held in trust by the 

United States for the benefit of the Tribe. 

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

on the day after the date on which— 

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

of the District in and to the land described in subsection (b); 

and 

(2) the Secretary (or a delegate of the Secretary) approves 

and records the lease agreement between the Tribe and the 

District for the construction and operation of a regional 

transportation facility located on the restricted Indian land 

of the Tribe in accordance with the requirements of the first 

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

of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, 
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recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring 

the grant of long-term leases’’, approved August 9, 1955 (25 

U.S.C. 415), and part 162 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (including successor regulations). 

SEC. 4. GAMING PROHIBITION. 

The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on the lands 

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

authority, or under the authority of any Federal law, including 

the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or 

under any regulations thereunder promulgated by the Secretary 

or the National Indian Gaming Commission. 

SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall not be Federal reserved rights 

to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust 

by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act. 

(b) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe retains any right or claim 

to water under State law for any land taken into trust by the 

United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act. 

(c) FORFEITURE OR ABANDONMENT.—Any water rights that are 

appurtenant to land taken into trust by the United States for 

the benefit of the Tribe under this Act may not be forfeited or 

abandoned. 

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

any right of the Tribe or any obligation of the United States under 

Public Law 95–375 (25 U.S.C. 1300f et seq.). 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.