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.
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 ‘‘California Indian Land
Transfer Act’’.
SEC. 2. LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR VARIOUS TRIBES OF
CALIFORNIA INDIANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 3, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands
described in subsection (b) in connection with each tribe,
band, or group of California Indians listed in such sub-
section (including all improvements on such lands and ap-
purtenances to such lands) are hereby declared to be held
in trust status by the United States for the benefit of such
tribe, band, or group.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands described in this
subsection, comprising approximately 1,144.23 acres, and
the related tribe, band, or group, are as follows:
(1) PIT RIVER TRIBE.—Lands with respect to
the Pit River Tribe; 560 acres located as follows:
Township 42 North, Range 13 East, Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian
Section 3:
S1⁄2 of NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4 of NW1⁄4, 120 acres.
Township 43 North, Range 13 East
Section 1:
N1⁄2 of NE1⁄4, 80 acres,
Section 22:
SE1⁄4 of SE1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 25:
SE1⁄4 of NW1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 26:
SW1⁄4 of SE1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 27:
SE1⁄4 of NW1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 28:
NE1⁄4 of SW1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 32:
SE1⁄4 of SE1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 34:
SE1⁄4 of NW1⁄4, 40 acres,
Township 44 North, Range 14 East, Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian
Section 31:
S1⁄2 of SW1⁄4, 80 acres.
(2) BRIDGEPORT
PAIUTE
INDIAN
COLONY.—
Lands with respect to the Bridgeport Paiute Indian
Colony; 40 acres located as follows:
Township 5 North, Range 25 East, Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian
Section 28:
SW1⁄4 of NE1⁄4.
(3) UTU UTU GWAITU PAIUTE TRIBE.—Lands
with respect to Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Ben-
ton Paiute Reservation; 240 acres located as follows:
Township 2 South, Range 31 East, Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian
Section 11:
SE1⁄4 and E1⁄2 of SW1⁄4.
(4) FORT INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY OF PAI-
UTE INDIANS.—Lands with respect to the Fort Inde-
pendence Community of Paiute Indians; 200 acres
located as follows:
Township 13 South, Range 34 East, Mount Diablo Base
and Meridian
Section 1:
W1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NE1⁄4, Lot 3, E1⁄2 of Lot
4, and E1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NW1⁄4.
(5) BARONA GROUP OF CAPITAN GRANDE BAND
OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands with respect to the
Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission
Indians; 5.03 acres located as follows:
Township 14 South, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Base
and Meridian
Section 7, Lot 15.
(6) MORONGO
BAND
OF
MISSION
INDIANS.—
Lands with respect to the Morongo Band of Mission
Indians; approximately 40 acres located as follows:
Township 3 South, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Base
and Meridian
Section 20:
NW1⁄4 of NE1⁄4.
(7) PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands
with respect to the Pala Band of Mission Indians;
59.20 acres located as follows:
Township 9 South, Range 2 West, San Bernardino Base
and Meridian
Section 13, Lot 1, and Section 14, Lots 1, 2, 3.
SEC. 3. EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED; MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS.
(a) EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED.—The declaration
contained in section 2 shall be subject to valid existing
rights in effect on the day before the enactment of this
Act.
(b) NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF GRAZING PRIVI-
LEGES.—Grazing privileges on the lands described in sec-
tion 2 shall terminate two years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(c) PROCEEDS
FROM
RENTS
AND
ROYALTIES
TRANSFERRED TO INDIANS.—Amounts which accrue to
the United States after the date of the enactment of this
Act from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals relating to
any land described in section 2 shall be available for use
or obligation, in such manner and for such purposes as
the Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, may approve, by
the tribe, band, or group of Indians for whose benefit such
land is held after the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) LAWS GOVERNING LANDS TO BE HELD IN
TRUST.—Any lands which are to be held in trust for the
benefit of any tribe, band, or group of Indians pursuant
to this Act shall be added to the existing reservation of
the tribe, band, or group, and the official boundaries of
the reservation shall be modified accordingly. These lands
shall be subject to the laws of the United States relating
to Indian land in the same manner and to the same extent
as other lands held in trust for such tribe, band, or group
on the day before the date of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives September 10,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.