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(I) the Texas General Land Of-
fice, in consultation with each affected 
federally recognized Indian tribe; and 
(II) 
the 
Oklahoma 
Commis-
sioners of the Land Office, in con-
sultation with the attorney general of 
the State of Oklahoma and each af-
fected federally recognized Indian 
tribe; and 
(D) be completed not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPROVAL.— 
(1) STATE APPROVAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the survey under sub-
section (a)(1) is completed, the Secretary shall 
submit the survey for approval to— 
(i) the Texas General Land Office, in 
consultation with each affected federally 
recognized Indian tribe; and 
(ii) the Oklahoma Commissioners of 
the Land Office, in consultation with the 
attorney general of the State of Oklahoma 
and each affected federally recognized In-
dian tribe. 
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(B) TIMING
OF
APPROVAL.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of receipt of the 
survey under subparagraph (A), the Texas Gen-
eral Land Office, in consultation with each af-
fected federally recognized Indian tribe, and the 
Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in 
consultation with the attorney general of the 
State of Oklahoma and each affected federally 
recognized Indian tribe, shall determine wheth-
er to approve the survey. 
(C) SURVEYS OF INDIVIDUAL PARCELS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Surveys of indi-
vidual parcels in the affected area shall be 
conducted in accordance with this section. 
(ii) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.—A 
survey of an individual parcel conducted 
under clause (i) shall be approved or dis-
approved, on an individual basis, by the 
Texas General Land Office, in consultation 
with each affected federally recognized In-
dian tribe, and the Oklahoma Commis-
sioners of the Land Office, in consultation 
with the attorney general of the State of 
Oklahoma and each affected federally rec-
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ognized Indian tribe, by not later than 60 
days after the date of receipt of the survey. 
(2) NO FEDERAL APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The 
survey conducted under subsection (a)(1), and any 
survey of an individual parcel described in para-
graph (1)(C), shall not be submitted to the Sec-
retary for approval. 
(c) NOTICES.— 
(1) SECRETARY.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which a survey for an individual parcel 
is approved by the Texas General Land Office and 
the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in 
consultation with the attorney general of the State 
of Oklahoma, under subsection (b)(1)(C), the heads 
of those offices shall submit to the Secretary— 
(A) a notice of the approval of the survey; 
and 
(B) a copy of— 
(i) the survey; and 
(ii) any field notes relating to the in-
dividual parcel. 
(2) ADJACENT LANDOWNERS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives a notice relating to an individual parcel under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to each 
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landowner of land adjacent to the individual par-
cel— 
(A) a notice of the approval of the survey; 
and 
(B) a copy of— 
(i) the survey; and 
(ii) any field notes relating to the in-
dividual parcel. 
SEC. 4. EFFECT OF ACT. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) modifies any interest of the State of Okla-
homa or Texas, or the sovereignty, property, or trust 
rights of any federally recognized Indian tribe, relat-
ing to land located north of the South Bank bound-
ary line, as established by the survey; 
(2) modifies any land patented under the Act of 
December 22, 1928 (45 Stat. 1069, chapter 47; 43 
U.S.C. 1068) (commonly known as the ‘‘Color of 
Title Act’’), before the date of enactment of this Act; 
(3) modifies or supersedes the Red River 
Boundary Compact enacted by the States of Okla-
homa and Texas and consented to by Congress pur-
suant to Public Law 106–288 (114 Stat. 919); 
(4) creates or reinstates any Indian reservation 
or any portion of such a reservation; or 
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(5) alters any valid right of the State of Okla-
homa or the Kiowa, Comanche, or Apache Indian 
tribes to the mineral interest trust fund established 
under the Act of June 12, 1926 (44 Stat. 740, chap-
ter 572). 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act $1,000,000. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 14, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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