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Union Calendar No. 345 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2176 
[Report No. 110–541, Parts I and II] 
To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the 
Bay Mills Indian Community. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
MARCH 6, 2008 
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
for a period ending not later than April 4, 2008, for consideration of such 
provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of 
that committee pursuant to clause 1(k) of rule X 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
APRIL 4, 2008 
Additional sponsor: Mr. KENNEDY 
APRIL 4, 2008 
Reported adversely from the Committee on the Judiciary; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 3, 2007] 
A BILL 
To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land 
claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) ALTERNATIVE
LANDS.—The term ‘‘alter-
native lands’’ means those lands identified as alter-
native lands in the Settlement of Land Claim. 
(2) CHARLOTTE
BEACH
LANDS.—The term 
‘‘Charlotte Beach lands’’ means those lands in the 
Charlotte Beach area of Michigan and described as 
follows: Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 7, 
T45N, R2E, and Lot 1 of Section 18, T45N, R2E, 
Chippewa County, State of Michigan. 
(3) 
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘‘Community’’ 
means the Bay Mills Indian Community, a federally 
recognized Indian tribe. 
(4) SETTLEMENT
OF
LAND
CLAIM.—The term 
‘‘Settlement of Land Claim’’ means the agreement be-
tween the Community and the Governor of the State 
of Michigan executed on August 23, 2002, and filed 
with the Office of Secretary of State of the State of 
Michigan, including the document titled ‘‘Addendum 
to Settlement of Land Claim’’, executed by the parties 
on November 13, 2007. 
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(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE LANDS AND EXTIN-
GUISHMENT OF CLAIMS. 
(a) LAND INTO TRUST; PART OF RESERVATION.— 
(1) LAND INTO TRUST.—The Secretary shall take 
the alternative lands into trust for the benefit of the 
Community not later than 30 days after both of the 
following have occurred: 
(A) The Secretary has received a title insur-
ance policy for the alternative lands that shows 
that the alternative lands are not subject to 
mortgages, liens, deeds of trust, options to pur-
chase, or other security interests. 
(B) The Secretary has confirmed that the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 has 
been complied with regarding the trust acquisi-
tion of the property. 
(2) PART
OF
RESERVATION.—The alternative 
lands shall become part of the Community’s reserva-
tion immediately upon attaining trust status. 
(b) GAMING.—The alternative lands shall be taken into 
trust as provided in this section as part of the settlement 
and extinguishment of the Community’s Charlotte Beach 
land claims, and so shall be deemed lands obtained in settle-
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ment of a land claim within the meaning of section 
20(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2719; Public Law 100–497). 
(c) EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS.—Concurrent with 
the Secretary taking the alternative lands into trust under 
subsection (a), any and all claims by the Community to 
the Charlotte Beach lands or against the United States, the 
State of Michigan or any subdivision thereof, the Governor 
of the State of Michigan, or any other person or entity by 
the Community based on or relating to claims to the Char-
lotte Beach lands (including without limitation, claims for 
trespass damages, use, or occupancy), whether based on ab-
original or recognized title, are hereby extinguished. The ex-
tinguishment of these claims is in consideration for the ben-
efits to the Community under this Act. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTUATION AND RATIFICATION OF AGREE-
MENT. 
(a) RATIFICATION.—The United States approves and 
ratifies the Settlement of Land Claim, except that the last 
sentence in section 10 of the Settlement of Land Claim is 
hereby deleted. 
(b) NOT PRECEDENT.—The provisions contained in 
the Settlement of Land Claim are unique and shall not be 
considered precedent for any future agreement between any 
tribe and State. 
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(c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Settlement of Land Claim 
shall be enforceable by either the Community or the Gov-
ernor according to its terms. Exclusive jurisdiction over any 
enforcement action is vested in the United States District 
Court for the Western District of Michigan. 
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