Union Calendar No. 412

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3642

[Report No. 104–767]

A BILL

To provide for the transfer of public lands to

certain California Indian Tribes.

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 412

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3642

[Report No. 104–767]

To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California Indian

Tribes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 13, 1996

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

Committee on Resources

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

Additional sponsors: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA and Mr. MILLER of California

SEPTEMBER 4, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘California Indian Land

3 Transfer Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR VARIOUS TRIBES OF

5 CALIFORNIA INDIANS.

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

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

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

9 band, or group of California Indians listed in such sub10 section (including all improvements on such lands and ap11 purtenances to such lands) are hereby declared to be held

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

13 tribe, band, or group.

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

15 subsection, comprising approximately 1,144.23 acres, and

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

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

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

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

20 and Meridian

21 Section 3:

S1⁄2 of NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4 of NW1 22 ⁄4, 120 acres.

23 Township 43 North, Range 13 East

24 Section 1:

N1⁄2 of NE1 25 ⁄4, 80 acres,

26 Section 22:
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SE1⁄4 of SE1 1 ⁄4, 40 acres,

2 Section 25:

SE1⁄4 of NW1 3 ⁄4, 40 acres,

4 Section 26:

SW1⁄4 of SE1 5 ⁄4, 40 acres,

6 Section 27:

SE1⁄4 of NW1 7 ⁄4, 40 acres,

8 Section 28:

NE1⁄4 of SW1 9 ⁄4, 40 acres,

10 Section 32:

SE1⁄4 of SE1 11 ⁄4, 40 acres,

12 Section 34:

SE1⁄4 of NW1 13 ⁄4, 40 acres,

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

15 and Meridian

16 Section 31:

S1⁄2 of SW1 17 ⁄4, 80 acres.

18 (2) BRIDGEPORT PAIUTE INDIAN COLONY.—

19 Lands with respect to the Bridgeport Paiute Indian

20 Colony; 40 acres located as follows:

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

22 and Meridian

23 Section 28:

SW1⁄4 of NE1 24 ⁄4.
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1 (3) UTU UTU GWAITU PAIUTE TRIBE.—Lands

2 with respect to Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Ben3 ton Paiute Reservation; 240 acres located as follows:

4 Township 2 South, Range 31 East, Mount Diablo Base

5 and Meridian

6 Section 11:

SE1⁄4 and E1⁄2 of SW1 7 ⁄4.

8 (4) FORT INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY OF PAI9 UTE INDIANS.—Lands with respect to the Fort Inde10 pendence Community of Paiute Indians; 200 acres

11 located as follows:

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

13 and Meridian

14 Section 1:

W1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NE1⁄4, Lot 3, E1 15 ⁄2 of Lot

4, and E1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NW1 16 ⁄4.

17 (5) BARONA GROUP OF CAPITAN GRANDE BAND

18 OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands with respect to the

19 Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission

20 Indians; 5.03 acres located as follows:

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

22 and Meridian

23 Section 7, Lot 15.
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1 (6) MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—

2 Lands with respect to the Morongo Band of Mission

3 Indians; approximately 40 acres located as follows:

4 Township 3 South, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Base

5 and Meridian

6 Section 20:

NW1⁄4 of NE1 7 ⁄4.

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

9 with respect to the Pala Band of Mission Indians;

10 59.20 acres located as follows:

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

12 and Meridian

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

14 SEC. 3. EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED; MISCELLANEOUS

15 PROVISIONS.

16 (a) EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED.—The declaration

17 contained in section 2 shall be subject to valid existing

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

19 Act.

20 (b) NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF GRAZING PRIVI21 LEGES.—Grazing privileges on the lands described in sec22 tion 2 shall terminate two years after the date of enact23 ment of this Act.

24 (c) PROCEEDS FROM RENTS AND ROYALTIES

25 TRANSFERRED TO INDIANS.—Amounts which accrue to
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1 the United States after the date of the enactment of this

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

3 any land described in section 2 shall be available for use

4 or obligation, in such manner and for such purposes as

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

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

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

8 (d) LAWS GOVERNING LANDS TO BE HELD IN

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

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

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

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

13 the reservation shall be modified accordingly. These lands

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

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

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

17 on the day before the date of this Act.