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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1438 
To require that certain Federal lands be held in trust by the United States 
for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, 
and Siuslaw Indians, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2015 
Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require that certain Federal lands be held in trust by 
the United States for the benefit of the Confederated 
Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oregon Coastal Lands 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CONFEDERATED TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Con-
federated Tribes’’ means the Confederated Tribes of 
Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. 
(2) OREGON COASTAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Or-
egon Coastal land’’ means the approximately 14,408 
acres of land, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance’’ and dated 
March 27, 2013. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
including rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the Oregon Coastal land, includ-
ing any improvements located on the land, appurtenances 
to the land, and minerals on or in the land, including oil 
and gas, shall be— 
(1) held in trust by the United States for the 
benefit of the Confederated Tribes; and 
(2) part of the reservation of the Confederated 
Tribes. 
(b) SURVEY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a 
survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 
of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 4. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a 
map and legal description of the Oregon Coastal land 
with— 
(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal de-
scription filed under subsection (a) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the 
Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical errors 
in the map or legal description. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal de-
scription filed under subsection (a) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the Office of the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless expressly provided in this 
Act, nothing in this Act affects any right or claim of the 
Confederated Tribes existing on the date of enactment of 
this Act to any land or interest in land. 
(b) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) EXPORTS
OF
UNPROCESSED
LOGS.—Fed-
eral law (including regulations) relating to the ex-
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port of unprocessed logs harvested from Federal 
land shall apply to any unprocessed logs that are 
harvested from the Oregon Coastal land taken into 
trust under section 3. 
(2) NON-PERMISSIBLE USE OF LAND.—Any real 
property taken into trust under section 3 shall not 
be eligible, or used, for any gaming activity carried 
out under Public Law 100–497 (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 
seq.). 
(c) LAWS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL FORESTRY 
ACTIVITY.—Any commercial forestry activity that is car-
ried out on the Oregon Coastal land taken into trust under 
section 3 shall be managed in accordance with all applica-
ble Federal laws. 
(d) AGREEMENTS.—The Confederated Tribes shall 
consult with the Secretary and other parties as necessary 
to develop agreements to provide for access to the Oregon 
Coastal land taken into trust under section 3 that provide 
for— 
(1) honoring existing reciprocal right-of-way 
agreements; 
(2) administrative access by the Bureau of 
Land Management; and 
(3) management of the Oregon Coastal lands 
that are acquired or developed under the Land and 
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Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 
460l–4 et seq.), consistent with section 8(f)(3) of 
that Act (162 U.S.C. 460l–8(f)(3)). 
(e) LAND USE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.—Except 
as provided in subsection (c), once the Oregon Coastal 
land is taken into trust under section 3, the land shall 
not be subject to the land use planning requirements of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Act of August 28, 1937 
(43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.). 
SEC. 6. LAND RECLASSIFICATION. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF OREGON AND CALIFORNIA 
RAILROAD GRANT LAND.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary shall identify any Oregon and 
California Railroad grant land that is held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes 
under section 3. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND.— 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall identify public domain land 
in the State of Oregon that— 
(1) is approximately equal in acreage and con-
dition as the Oregon and California Railroad grant 
land identified under subsection (a); and 
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(2) is located in the vicinity of the Oregon and 
California Railroad grant land. 
(c) MAPS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress and publish in the Federal Register one or more 
maps depicting the land identified in subsections (a) and 
(b). 
(d) RECLASSIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing an oppor-
tunity for public comment, the Secretary shall re-
classify the land identified in subsection (b) as Or-
egon and California Railroad grant land. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The Act of August 28, 
1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.), shall apply to land 
reclassified as Oregon and California Railroad grant 
land under paragraph (1). 
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