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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5511 

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

for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, 

and Siuslaw 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 Confederated 

Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw 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 ‘‘Oregon Coastal Lands 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) CONFEDERATED TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Con2 federated Tribes’’ means the Confederated Tribes of 

3 Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. 

4 (2) OREGON COASTAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Or5 egon Coastal land’’ means the approximately 14,408 

6 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map enti7 tled ‘‘Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance’’ and dated 

8 March 27, 2013. 

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE. 

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

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

14 United States in and to the Oregon Coastal land, includ15 ing any improvements located on the land, appurtenances 

16 to the land, and minerals on or in the land, including oil 

17 and gas, shall be— 

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

19 benefit of the Confederated Tribes; and 

20 (2) part of the reservation of the Confederated 

21 Tribes. 

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

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

24 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

25 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 Oregon Coastal 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 Confederated Tribes existing on the date of enactment of 

23 this Act to any 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 Oregon Coastal land taken into 

4 trust under section 3. 

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

6 property taken into trust under section 3 shall not 

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

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

9 seq.). 

10 (c) LAWS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL FORESTRY

11 ACTIVITY.—Any commercial forestry activity that is car12 ried out on the Oregon Coastal land taken into trust under 

13 section 3 shall be managed in accordance with all applica14 ble Federal laws, including the National Indian Forest Re15 sources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 

16 (d) AGREEMENTS.—The Confederated Tribes shall 

17 consult with the Secretary and other parties as necessary 

18 to develop agreements to provide for access to the Oregon 

19 Coastal land taken into trust under section 3 that provide 

20 for— 

21 (1) honoring existing reciprocal right-of-way 

22 agreements; 

23 (2) administrative access by the Bureau of 

24 Land Management; and 


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1 (3) management of the Oregon Coastal land 

2 that are acquired or developed under the Land and 

3 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 

4 460l–4 et seq.), consistent with section 8(f)(3) of 

5 that Act (162 U.S.C. 460l–8(f)(3)). 

6 (e) LAND USE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.—Except 

7 as provided in subsection (c), once the Oregon Coastal 

8 land is taken into trust under section 3, the land shall 

9 not be subject to the land use planning requirements of 

10 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

11 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Act of August 28, 1937 

12 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.). 

13 SEC. 6. LAND RECLASSIFICATION. 

14 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA

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

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri17 culture and the Secretary shall identify any Oregon and 

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

19 United States for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes 

20 under section 3. 

21 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND.— 

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

23 this Act, the Secretary shall identify public domain land 

24 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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