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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5512 

To require that certain Federal lands be held in trust by the United States 

for the benefit of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 

Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To require that certain Federal lands be held in trust by 

the United States for the benefit of the Cow Creek 

Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 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 ‘‘Cow Creek Umpqua 

5 Land Conveyance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) COUNCIL CREEK LAND.—The term ‘‘Council 

2 Creek land’’ means the approximately 17,519 acres 

3 of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

4 ‘‘Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance’’ and dated 

5 June 27, 2013. 

6 (2) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Cow 

7 Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE. 

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

12 including rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the 

13 United States in and to the Council Creek land, including 

14 any improvements located on the land, appurtenances to 

15 the land, and minerals on or in the land, including oil and 

16 gas, shall be— 

17 (1) held in trust by the United States for the 

18 benefit of the Tribe; and 

19 (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

20 (b) SURVEY.—Not later than one year after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 

22 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

23 of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 4. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a 

4 map and legal description of the Council Creek land 

5 with— 

6 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re7 sources of the Senate; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

9 House of Representatives. 

10 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal de11 scription filed under subsection (a) shall have the same 

12 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the 

13 Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical errors 

14 in the map or legal description. 

15 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal de16 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be on file and 

17 available for public inspection in the Office of the Sec18 retary. 

19 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Unless expressly provided in this 

21 Act, nothing in this Act affects any right or claim of the 

22 Tribe existing on the date of enactment of this Act to any 

23 land or interest in land. 

24 (b) PROHIBITIONS.— 

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1 port of unprocessed logs harvested from Federal 

2 land shall apply to any unprocessed logs that are 

3 harvested from the Council Creek land. 

4 (2) NON-PERMISSIBLE USE OF LAND.—Any real 

5 property taken into trust under section 3 shall not 

6 be eligible, or used, for any gaming activity carried 

7 out under Public Law 100–497 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 

8 seq.). 

9 (c) FOREST MANAGEMENT.—Any forest management 

10 activity that is carried out on the Council Creek land shall 

11 be managed in accordance with all applicable Federal 

12 laws, including the National Indian Forest Resources 

13 Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 

14 SEC. 6. LAND RECLASSIFICATION. 

15 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA

16 RAILROAD GRANT LAND.—Not later than 180 days after 

17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri18 culture and the Secretary shall identify any Oregon and 

19 California Railroad grant land that is held in trust by the 

20 United States for the benefit of the Tribe under section 

21 3. 

22 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND.— 

23 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 

24 this Act, the Secretary shall identify public domain land 

25 in the State of Oregon that— 


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1 (1) is approximately equal in acreage and con2 dition as the Oregon and California Railroad grant 

3 land identified under subsection (a); and 

4 (2) is located in the vicinity of the Oregon and 

5 California Railroad grant land. 

6 (c) MAPS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

7 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con8 gress and publish in the Federal Register one or more 

9 maps depicting the land identified in subsections (a) and 

10 (b). 

11 (d) RECLASSIFICATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—After providing an oppor13 tunity for public comment, the Secretary shall re14 classify the land identified in subsection (b) as Or15 egon and California Railroad grant land. 

16 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The Act of August 28, 

17 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.) shall apply to land 

18 reclassified as Oregon and California Railroad grant 

19 land under paragraph (1). 

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