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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3642

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

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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

5 Transfer Act’’.

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

7 CALIFORNIA INDIANS.

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

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

10 described in subsection (b) in connection with each tribe,
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1 band, or group of California Indians listed in such sub2 section (including all improvements on such lands and ap3 purtenances to such lands) are hereby declared to be held

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

5 tribe, band, or group.

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

7 subsection, comprising approximately 1,144.23 acres, and

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

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

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

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

12 and Meridian

13 Section 3:

S1⁄2 of NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4 of NW1 14 ⁄4, 120 acres.

15 Township 43 North, Range 13 East

16 Section 1:

N1⁄2 of NE1 17 ⁄4, 80 acres,

18 Section 22:

SE1⁄4 of SE1 19 ⁄4, 40 acres,

20 Section 25:

SE1⁄4 of NW1 21 ⁄4, 40 acres,

22 Section 26:

SW1⁄4 of SE1 23 ⁄4, 40 acres,

24 Section 27:

SE1⁄4 of NW1 25 ⁄4, 40 acres,
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1 Section 28:

NE1⁄4 of SW1 2 ⁄4, 40 acres,

3 Section 32:

SE1⁄4 of SE1 4 ⁄4, 40 acres,

5 Section 34:

SE1⁄4 of NW1 6 ⁄4, 40 acres,

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

8 and Meridian

9 Section 31:

S1⁄2 of SW1 10 ⁄4, 80 acres.

11 (2) BRIDGEPORT PAIUTE INDIAN COLONY.—

12 Lands with respect to the Bridgeport Paiute Indian

13 Colony; 40 acres located as follows:

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

15 and Meridian

16 Section 28:

SW1⁄4 of NE1 17 ⁄4.

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

19 with respect to Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Ben20 ton Paiute Reservation; 240 acres located as follows:

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

22 and Meridian

23 Section 11:

SE1⁄4 and E1⁄2 of SW1 24 ⁄4.
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1 (4) FORT INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY OF PAI2 UTE INDIANS.—Lands with respect to the Fort Inde3 pendence Community of Paiute Indians; 200 acres

4 located as follows:

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

6 and Meridian

7 Section 1:

W1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NE1⁄4, Lot 3, E1 8 ⁄2 of Lot

4, and E1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NW1 9 ⁄4.

10 (5) BARONA GROUP OF CAPITAN GRANDE BAND

11 OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands with respect to the

12 Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission

13 Indians; 5.03 acres located as follows:

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

15 and Meridian

16 Section 7, Lot 15.

17 (6) MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—

18 Lands with respect to the Morongo Band of Mission

19 Indians; approximately 40 acres located as follows:

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

21 and Meridian

22 Section 20:

NW1⁄4 of NE1 23 ⁄4.
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1 (7) PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands

2 with respect to the Pala Band of Mission Indians;

3 59.20 acres located as follows:

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

5 and Meridian

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

7 SEC. 3. EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED; MISCELLANEOUS

8 PROVISIONS.

9 (a) EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED.—The declaration

10 contained in section 2 shall be subject to valid existing

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

12 Act.

13 (b) NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF GRAZING PRIVI14 LEGES.—Grazing privileges on the lands described in sec15 tion 2 shall terminate two years after the date of enact16 ment of this Act.

17 (c) PROCEEDS FROM RENTS AND ROYALTIES

18 TRANSFERRED TO INDIANS.—Amounts which accrue to

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 land is held after the date of enactment of this Act.
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1 (d) LAWS GOVERNING LANDS TO BE HELD IN

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

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

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

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

6 the reservation shall be modified accordingly. These lands

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

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

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

10 on the day before the date of this Act.

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