I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2186
To convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
land described in this Act to the Secretary of the Interior for the 
Prairie Island Indian Community in Minnesota. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2005
Mr. KLINE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To convey all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to the land described in this Act to the Secretary 
of the Interior for the Prairie Island Indian Community 
in Minnesota.
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 ‘‘Prairie Island Land 
Conveyance Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. PRAIRIE ISLAND LAND CONVEYANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
convey all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the land described in subsection (b), including 
all improvements, cultural resources, and sites on the land, 
subject to the flowage and sloughing easement described 
in subsection (d) and to the conditions stated in subsection 
(f), to the Secretary of the Interior, to be—
(1) held in trust by the United States for the 
benefit of the Prairie Island Indian Community in 
Minnesota; and 
(2) included in the Prairie Island Indian Com-
munity Reservation in Goodhue County, Minnesota. 
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land to be conveyed 
under subsection (a) is the approximately 1290 acres of 
land associated with the Lock and Dam #3 on the Mis-
sissippi River in Goodhue County, Minnesota, located in 
tracts identified as GO–251, GO–252, GO–271, GO–277, 
GO–278, GO–284, GO–301 through GO–313, GO–314A, 
GO–314B, GO–329, GO–330A, GO–330B, GO–331A, 
GO–331B, GO–331C, GO–332, GO–333, GO–334, GO–
335A, GO–335B, GO–336 through GO–338, GO–339A, 
GO–339B, GO–339C, GO–339D, GO–339E, GO–340A, 
GO–340B, GO–358, GO–359A, GO–359B, GO–359C, 
GO–359D, and GO–360, as depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘United States Army Corps of Engineers survey map of 
the Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Project, Lock & Dam
No. 3 (Red Wing), Land & Flowage Rights’’ and dated 
December 1936. 
(c) BOUNDARY SURVEY.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of conveyance under subsection (a), the 
boundaries of the land conveyed shall be surveyed as pro-
vided in section 2115 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 
176). 
(d) EASEMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Corps of Engineers 
shall retain a flowage and sloughing easement for 
the purpose of navigation and purposes relating to 
the Lock and Dam No. 3 project over the portion of 
the land described in subsection (b) that lies below 
the elevation of 676.0. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The easement retained under 
paragraph (1) includes—
(A) the perpetual right to overflow, flood, 
and submerge property as the District Engineer 
determines to be necessary in connection with 
the operation and maintenance of the Mis-
sissippi River Navigation Project; and 
(B) the continuing right to clear and re-
move any brush, debris, or natural obstructions 
that, in the opinion of the District Engineer, 
may be detrimental to the project.