104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3642

AN ACT

To provide for the transfer of public lands to

certain California Indian Tribes.
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3642

AN ACT

To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain

California Indian Tribes.

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 ‘‘California Indian Land

5 Transfer Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR VARIOUS TRIBES OF

2 CALIFORNIA INDIANS.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 3, all right,

4 title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands

5 described in subsection (b) in connection with each tribe,

6 band, or group of California Indians listed in such sub7 section (including all improvements on such lands and ap8 purtenances to such lands) are hereby declared to be held

9 in trust status by the United States for the benefit of such

10 tribe, band, or group.

11 (b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands described in this

12 subsection, comprising approximately 1,144.23 acres, and

13 the related tribe, band, or group, are as follows:

14 (1) PIT RIVER TRIBE.—Lands with respect to

15 the Pit River Tribe; 560 acres located as follows:

16 Township 42 North, Range 13 East, Mount Diablo Base

17 and Meridian

18 Section 3:

S1⁄2 of NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4 of NW1 19 ⁄4, 120 acres.

20 Township 43 North, Range 13 East

21 Section 1:

N1⁄2 of NE1 22 ⁄4, 80 acres,

23 Section 22:

SE1⁄4 of SE1 24 ⁄4, 40 acres,

25 Section 25:

SE1⁄4 of NW1 26 ⁄4, 40 acres,
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1 Section 26:

SW1⁄4 of SE1 2 ⁄4, 40 acres,

3 Section 27:

SE1⁄4 of NW1 4 ⁄4, 40 acres,

5 Section 28:

NE1⁄4 of SW1 6 ⁄4, 40 acres,

7 Section 32:

SE1⁄4 of SE1 8 ⁄4, 40 acres,

9 Section 34:

SE1⁄4 of NW1 10 ⁄4, 40 acres,

11 Township 44 North, Range 14 East, Mount Diablo Base

12 and Meridian

13 Section 31:

S1⁄2 of SW1 14 ⁄4, 80 acres.

15 (2) BRIDGEPORT PAIUTE INDIAN COLONY.—

16 Lands with respect to the Bridgeport Paiute Indian

17 Colony; 40 acres located as follows:

18 Township 5 North, Range 25 East, Mount Diablo Base

19 and Meridian

20 Section 28:

SW1⁄4 of NE1 21 ⁄4.

22 (3) UTU UTU GWAITU PAIUTE TRIBE.—Lands

23 with respect to Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Ben24 ton Paiute Reservation; 240 acres located as follows:
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1 Township 2 South, Range 31 East, Mount Diablo Base

2 and Meridian

3 Section 11:

SE1⁄4 and E1⁄2 of SW1 4 ⁄4.

5 (4) FORT INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY OF PAI6 UTE INDIANS.—Lands with respect to the Fort Inde7 pendence Community of Paiute Indians; 200 acres

8 located as follows:

9 Township 13 South, Range 34 East, Mount Diablo Base

10 and Meridian

11 Section 1:

W1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NE1⁄4, Lot 3, E1 12 ⁄2 of Lot

4, and E1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NW1 13 ⁄4.

14 (5) BARONA GROUP OF CAPITAN GRANDE BAND

15 OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands with respect to the

16 Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission

17 Indians; 5.03 acres located as follows:

18 Township 14 South, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Base

19 and Meridian

20 Section 7, Lot 15.

21 (6) MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—

22 Lands with respect to the Morongo Band of Mission

23 Indians; approximately 40 acres located as follows:
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1 Township 3 South, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Base

2 and Meridian

3 Section 20:

NW1⁄4 of NE1 4 ⁄4.

5 (7) PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands

6 with respect to the Pala Band of Mission Indians;

7 59.20 acres located as follows:

8 Township 9 South, Range 2 West, San Bernardino Base

9 and Meridian

10 Section 13, Lot 1, and Section 14, Lots 1, 2, 3.

11 SEC. 3. EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED; MISCELLANEOUS

12 PROVISIONS.

13 (a) EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED.—The declaration

14 contained in section 2 shall be subject to valid existing

15 rights in effect on the day before the enactment of this

16 Act.

17 (b) NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF GRAZING PRIVI18 LEGES.—Grazing privileges on the lands described in sec19 tion 2 shall terminate two years after the date of enact20 ment of this Act.

21 (c) PROCEEDS FROM RENTS AND ROYALTIES

22 TRANSFERRED TO INDIANS.—Amounts which accrue to

23 the United States after the date of the enactment of this

24 Act from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals relating to

25 any land described in section 2 shall be available for use
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1 or obligation, in such manner and for such purposes as

2 the Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, may approve, by

3 the tribe, band, or group of Indians for whose benefit such

4 land is held after the date of enactment of this Act.

5 (d) LAWS GOVERNING LANDS TO BE HELD IN

6 TRUST.—Any lands which are to be held in trust for the

7 benefit of any tribe, band, or group of Indians pursuant

8 to this Act shall be added to the existing reservation of

9 the tribe, band, or group, and the official boundaries of

10 the reservation shall be modified accordingly. These lands

11 shall be subject to the laws of the United States relating

12 to Indian land in the same manner and to the same extent

13 as other lands held in trust for such tribe, band, or group

14 on the day before the date of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 10,

1996.

Attest:

Clerk.