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Calendar No. 380 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 817 

[Report No. 114–219] 

To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of 

the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 19, 2015 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

MARCH 2, 2016 

Reported by Mr. BARRASSO, without amendment 

A BILL 

To provide for the addition of certain real property to the 

reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PURPOSE; CLARIFICATION. 

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


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1 the geographic area specified in the amendment made by 

2 this Act. 

3 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Except as specifically provided 

4 otherwise by this Act or the amendment made by this Act, 

5 nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this Act, 

6 shall prioritize for any purpose the claims of any federally 

7 recognized Indian tribe over the claims of any other feder8 ally recognized Indian tribe. 

9 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE 

10 SILETZ TRIBE OF THE STATE OF OREGON. 

11 Section 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act 

12 (25 U.S.C. 711e) is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

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

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

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

17 title to any additional number of acres of real 

18 property located within the boundaries of the 

19 original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation estab20 lished by Executive order dated November 9, 

21 1855, comprised of land within the political 

22 boundaries of Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, 

23 Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties in the State of 

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1 erwise transferred to the United States by or on 

2 behalf of the tribe. 

3 ‘‘(B) TRUST.—Land to which title is ac4 cepted by the Secretary under this paragraph 

5 shall be held in trust by the United States for 

6 the benefit of the tribe. 

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

8 All real property that is taken into trust under para9 graph (1) shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) be considered and evaluated as an on11 reservation acquisition under part 151.10 of 

12 title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc13 cessor regulations); and 

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

15 tribe. 

16 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—Any real prop17 erty taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall not 

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

19 out under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).’’. 


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Calendar No. 380 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 817 

[Report No. 114–219] 

A BILL 

To provide for the addition of certain real property 

of Oregon. to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State 

MARCH 2, 2016 

Reported without amendment 


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