113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5701 

AN ACT 

To require that certain Federal lands be held in trust by 

the United States for the benefit of federally recognized 

tribes in the State of Oregon, 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 ‘‘Western Oregon Indian 

3 Tribal Lands Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—RESERVATION OF CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE 

GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON 

Sec. 101. Additional lands for reservation. 

TITLE II—OREGON COASTAL LANDS 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Conveyance. 

Sec. 204. Map and legal description. 

Sec. 205. Administration. 

Sec. 206. Land reclassification. 

TITLE III—COW CREEK UMPQUA LAND CONVEYANCE 

Sec. 301. Short title. 

Sec. 302. Definitions. 

Sec. 303. Conveyance. 

Sec. 304. Map and legal description. 

Sec. 305. Administration. 

Sec. 306. Land reclassification. 

TITLE IV—SILETZ TRIBE INDIAN RESTORATION ACT 

Sec. 401. Purpose; clarification. 

Sec. 402. Treatment of certain property of the Siletz tribe of the State of Oregon. 

TITLE V—AMENDMENTS TO COQUILLE RESTORATION ACT 

Sec. 501. Amendments to Coquille Restoration Act. 
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1 TITLE I—RESERVATION OF CON2 FEDERATED TRIBES OF THE 

3 GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY 

4 OF OREGON 

5 SEC. 101. ADDITIONAL LANDS FOR RESERVATION. 

6 Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a 

7 reservation for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand 

8 Ronde Community of Oregon, and for other purposes,’’ 

9 approved September 9, 1988 (Public Law 100–425; 102 

10 Stat. 1594; 102 Stat. 2939; 104 Stat. 207; 106 Stat. 

11 3255; 108 Stat. 708; 108 Stat. 4566; 112 Stat. 1896), 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘Subject to valid’’ and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid’’; and 

17 (B) by adding after paragraph (1) (as des18 ignated by subparagraph (A)) the following: 

19 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL TRUST ACQUISITIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

21 accept title to any additional number of acres of 

22 real property located within the boundaries of 

23 the original 1857 reservation of the Confed24 erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 

25 of Oregon established by Executive order dated 
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1 June 30, 1857, comprised of land within the 

2 political boundaries of Polk and Yamhill Coun3 ties, Oregon, if that real property is conveyed or 

4 otherwise transferred to the United States by or 

5 on behalf of the Tribe. 

6 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF TRUST LAND.— 

7 ‘‘(i) Applications to take land into 

8 trust within the boundaries of the original 

9 1857 reservation shall be treated by the 

10 Secretary as an on-reservation trust acqui11 sition. 

12 ‘‘(ii) Any real property taken into 

13 trust under this paragraph shall not be eli14 gible, or used, for any Class II or Class III 

15 gaming activity carried out under the In16 dian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 

17 2701 et seq.), except for real property 

18 within 2 miles of the gaming facility in ex19 istence on the date of enactment of this 

20 paragraph that is located on State High21 way 18 in the Grand Ronde community of 

22 Oregon. 

23 ‘‘(C) RESERVATION.—All real property 

24 taken into trust within those boundaries at any 
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1 time after September 9, 1988, shall be part of 

2 the reservation of the Tribe.’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (c)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding the table, by 

5 striking ‘‘in subsection (a) are approximately 

6 10,311.60’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection (a)(1) 

7 are approximately 11,349.92’’; and 

8 (B) in the table— 

9 (i) by striking the following: 

‘‘6 7 8 Tax lot 800 5.55’’; 

10 and inserting the following: 

‘‘6 7 7, 8, 17, 

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Former tax lot 800, located within the SE 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 of Section 7; SW 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 of Section 8; NW 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 of Section 

17; and NE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 of Section 18 

5.55’’; 

11 (ii) in the acres column of the last 

12 item added by section 2(a)(1) of Public 

13 Law 103–445 (108 Stat. 4566), by strik14 ing ‘‘240’’ and inserting ‘‘241.06’’; and 

15 (iii) by striking all text after 

‘‘6 7 18 E 1⁄2 NE 1⁄4 43.42’’; 

16 and inserting the following: 

‘‘6 8 1 W 1⁄2 SE 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 20.6

6 8 1 N 1⁄2 SW 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 19.99

6 8 1 SE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 9.99

6 8 1 NE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 10.46

6 8 1 NE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4, NW 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 12.99

6 7 6 SW 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 37.39

6 7 5 SE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 24.87
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6 7 5, 8 SW 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 of Section 5; and NE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4, NW 1⁄4 NE 

1⁄4, NE 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 of Section 8 

109.9

6 8 1 NW 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 31.32

6 8 1 NE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 8.89

6 8 1 SW 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4, NW 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 78.4

6 7 8, 17 SW 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 of Section 8; and NE 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4, NW 1⁄4

NW 1⁄4 of Section 17 

14.33

6 7 17 NW1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 6.68

6 8 12 SW 1⁄4 NE1⁄4 8.19

6 8 1 SE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 2.0

6 8 1 SW 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 5.05

6 8 12 SE 1⁄4, SW 1⁄4 54.64

6 7 17, 18 SW 1⁄4, NW 1⁄4 of Section 17; and SE 1⁄4, NE 1⁄4 of Section 

18 

136.83

6 8 1 SW 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 20.08

6 7 5 NE 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4, SE 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4, E 1⁄2 SE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 97.38

4 7 31 SE 1⁄4 159.60

6 7 17 NW 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 3.14

6 8 12 NW 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 1.10

6 7 8 SW 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 0.92

6 8 12 NE 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 1.99

6 7 7 NW 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 of Section 7; and 

6 8 12 S 1⁄2 NE 1⁄4, E 1⁄2 NE 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 of Section 12 86.48

6 8 12 NE 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 1.56

6 7 6 W 1⁄2 SW 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 of Section 6; and 

6 8 1 E 1⁄2 SE 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 of Section 1 35.82

6 7 5 E 1⁄2 NW 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 19.88

6 8 12 NW 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 0.29

6 8 1 SE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 2.5

6 7 8 NE 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 7.16

6 8 1 SE 1⁄4 SW 1⁄4 5.5

6 8 1 SE 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 1.34

Total 11,349.92’’. 
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1 TITLE II—OREGON COASTAL 

2 LANDS 

3 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Oregon Coastal Lands 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this title: 

8 (1) CONFEDERATED TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Con9 federated Tribes’’ means the Confederated Tribes of 

10 Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. 

11 (2) OREGON COASTAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Or12 egon Coastal land’’ means the approximately 14,408 

13 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map enti14 tled ‘‘Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance’’ and dated 

15 March 27, 2013. 

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

17 the Secretary of the Interior. 

18 SEC. 203. CONVEYANCE. 

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

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

21 United States in and to the Oregon Coastal land, includ22 ing any improvements located on the land, appurtenances 

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

24 and gas, shall be— 
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1 (1) held in trust by the United States for the 

2 benefit of the Confederated Tribes; and 

3 (2) part of the reservation of the Confederated 

4 Tribes. 

5 (b) SURVEY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

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

7 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

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

9 SEC. 204. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

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

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

12 map and legal description of the Oregon Coastal land 

13 with— 

14 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re15 sources of the Senate; and 

16 (2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

17 House of Representatives. 

18 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal de19 scription filed under subsection (a) shall have the same 

20 force and effect as if included in this title, except that 

21 the Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical er22 rors in the map or legal description. 

23 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal de24 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be on file and 
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1 available for public inspection in the Office of the Sec2 retary. 

3 SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

5 title, nothing in this title affects any right or claim of the 

6 Confederated Tribes existing on the date of enactment of 

7 this Act to any land or interest in land. 

8 (b) PROHIBITIONS.— 

9 (1) EXPORTS OF UNPROCESSED LOGS.—Fed10 eral law (including regulations) relating to the ex11 port of unprocessed logs harvested from Federal 

12 land shall apply to any unprocessed logs that are 

13 harvested from the Oregon Coastal land taken into 

14 trust under section 203. 

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

16 property taken into trust under section 203 shall not 

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

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

19 seq.). 

20 (c) LAWS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL FORESTRY

21 ACTIVITY.—Any commercial forestry activity that is car22 ried out on the Oregon Coastal land taken into trust under 

23 section 203 shall be managed in accordance with all appli24 cable Federal laws. 
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1 (d) AGREEMENTS.—The Confederated Tribes shall 

2 consult with the Secretary and other parties as necessary 

3 to develop agreements to provide for access to the Oregon 

4 Coastal land taken into trust under section 203 that pro5 vide for— 

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

7 agreements; 

8 (2) administrative access by the Bureau of 

9 Land Management; and 

10 (3) management of the Oregon Coastal land 

11 that are acquired or developed under the Land and 

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

13 460l–4 et seq.), consistent with section 8(f)(3) of 

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

15 (e) LAND USE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.—Except 

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

17 land is taken into trust under section 203, the land shall 

18 not be subject to the land use planning requirements of 

19 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

20 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Act of August 28, 1937 

21 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.). 

22 SEC. 206. LAND RECLASSIFICATION. 

23 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA

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

25 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
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1 culture and the Secretary shall identify any Oregon and 

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

3 United States for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes 

4 under section 203. 

5 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND.— 

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

7 this Act, the Secretary shall identify public domain land 

8 in the State of Oregon that— 

9 (1) is approximately equal in acreage and con10 dition as the Oregon and California Railroad grant 

11 land identified under subsection (a); and 

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

13 California Railroad grant land. 

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

15 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con16 gress and publish in the Federal Register one or more 

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

18 (b). 

19 (d) RECLASSIFICATION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—After providing an oppor21 tunity for public comment, the Secretary shall re22 classify the land identified in subsection (b) as Or23 egon and California Railroad grant land. 

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

25 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.), shall apply to land 
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1 reclassified as Oregon and California Railroad grant 

2 land under paragraph (1). 

3 TITLE III—COW CREEK UMPQUA 

4 LAND CONVEYANCE 

5 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Cow Creek Umpqua 

7 Land Conveyance Act’’. 

8 SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this title: 

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

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

12 of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

13 ‘‘Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance’’ and dated 

14 June 27, 2013. 

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

16 Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. 

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

18 the Secretary of the Interior. 

19 SEC. 303. CONVEYANCE. 

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

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

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

23 any improvements located on the land, appurtenances to 

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

25 gas, shall be— 
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1 (1) held in trust by the United States for the 

2 benefit of the Tribe; and 

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

4 (b) SURVEY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

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

6 survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

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

8 SEC. 304. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

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

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

11 map and legal description of the Council Creek land 

12 with— 

13 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re14 sources of the Senate; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

16 House of Representatives. 

17 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal de18 scription filed under subsection (a) shall have the same 

19 force and effect as if included in this title, except that 

20 the Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical er21 rors in the map or legal description. 

22 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal de23 scription filed under subsection (a) shall be on file and 

24 available for public inspection in the Office of the Sec25 retary. 
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1 SEC. 305. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

3 title, nothing in this title affects any right or claim of the 

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

5 land or interest in land. 

6 (b) PROHIBITIONS.— 

7 (1) EXPORTS OF UNPROCESSED LOGS.—Fed8 eral law (including regulations) relating to the ex9 port of unprocessed logs harvested from Federal 

10 land shall apply to any unprocessed logs that are 

11 harvested from the Council Creek land. 

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

13 property taken into trust under section 303 shall not 

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

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

16 seq.). 

17 (c) FOREST MANAGEMENT.—Any forest management 

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

19 be managed in accordance with all applicable Federal 

20 laws. 

21 SEC. 306. LAND RECLASSIFICATION. 

22 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA

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

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri25 culture and the Secretary shall identify any Oregon and 

26 California Railroad grant land that is held in trust by the 
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1 United States for the benefit of the Tribe under section 

2 303. 

3 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND.— 

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

5 this Act, the Secretary shall identify public domain land 

6 in the State of Oregon that— 

7 (1) is approximately equal in acreage and con8 dition as the Oregon and California Railroad grant 

9 land identified under subsection (a); and 

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

11 California Railroad grant land. 

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

13 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con14 gress and publish in the Federal Register one or more 

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

16 (b). 

17 (d) RECLASSIFICATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—After providing an oppor19 tunity for public comment, the Secretary shall re20 classify the land identified in subsection (b) as Or21 egon and California Railroad grant land. 

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

23 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.), shall apply to land 

24 reclassified as Oregon and California Railroad grant 

25 land under paragraph (1). 
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1 TITLE IV—SILETZ TRIBE INDIAN 

2 RESTORATION ACT 

3 SEC. 401. PURPOSE; CLARIFICATION. 

4 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to facili5 tate fee-to-trust applications for the Siletz Tribe within 

6 the geographic area specified in the amendment made by 

7 this title. 

8 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Except as specifically provided 

9 otherwise by this title or the amendment made by this 

10 title, nothing in this title or the amendment made by this 

11 title, shall prioritize for any purpose the claims of any fed12 erally recognized Indian tribe over the claims of any other 

13 federally recognized Indian tribe. 

14 SEC. 402. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE 

15 SILETZ TRIBE OF THE STATE OF OREGON. 

16 Section 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act 

17 (25 U.S.C. 711e) is amended by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(f) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

21 ‘‘(A) TITLE.—The Secretary may accept 

22 title to any additional number of acres of real 

23 property located within the boundaries of the 

24 original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation estab25 lished by Executive order dated November 9, 
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1 1855, comprised of land within the political 

2 boundaries of Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, 

3 Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties in the State of 

4 Oregon, if that real property is conveyed or oth5 erwise transferred to the United States by or on 

6 behalf of the tribe. 

7 ‘‘(B) TRUST.—Land to which title is ac8 cepted by the Secretary under this paragraph 

9 shall be held in trust by the United States for 

10 the benefit of the tribe. 

11 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT AS PART OF RESERVATION.— 

12 All real property that is taken into trust under para13 graph (1) shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) be considered and evaluated as an on15 reservation acquisition under part 151.10 of 

16 title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc17 cessor regulations); and 

18 ‘‘(B) become part of the reservation of the 

19 tribe. 

20 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—Any real prop21 erty taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall not 

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

23 out under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

24 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).’’. 
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1 TITLE V—AMENDMENTS TO 

2 COQUILLE RESTORATION ACT 

3 SEC. 501. AMENDMENTS TO COQUILLE RESTORATION ACT. 

4 Section 5(d) of the Coquille Restoration Act (25 

5 U.S.C. 715c(d)) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(5) MANAGEMENT.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara10 graph (B), the Secretary, acting through the 

11 Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall 

12 manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with 

13 the laws pertaining to the management of In14 dian trust land. 

15 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.— 

16 ‘‘(i) UNPROCESSED LOGS.—Unproc17 essed logs harvested from the Coquille For18 est shall be subject to the same Federal 

19 statutory restrictions on export to foreign 

20 nations that apply to unprocessed logs har21 vested from Federal land. 

22 ‘‘(ii) SALES OF TIMBER.—Notwith23 standing any other provision of law, all 

24 sales of timber from land subject to this 

25 subsection shall be advertised, offered, and 
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1 awarded according to competitive bidding 

2 practices, with sales being awarded to the 

3 highest responsible bidder.’’; 

4 (2) by striking paragraph (9); and 

5 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through 

6 (12) as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 

2014. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5701 

AN ACT 

To require that certain Federal lands be held in 

and for other purposes. erally recognized tribes in the State of Oregon, trust by the United States for the benefit of fed-