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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3208 
To fully compensate local educational agencies and local governments for 
tax revenues lost when the Federal Government takes land into trust 
for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or an individual 
Indian. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2009 
Mr. ARCURI (for himself and Mr. MCHUGH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To fully compensate local educational agencies and local gov-
ernments for tax revenues lost when the Federal Govern-
ment takes land into trust for the benefit of a federally 
recognized Indian tribe or an individual Indian. 
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 ‘‘Land-In-Trust Schools 
and Local Governments Equitable Compensation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MANDATORY PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN LANDS HELD 
IN TRUST. 
For each fiscal year that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary of the Interior shall pay each 
local educational agency and unit of local govern-
ment such amounts as are necessary to ensure that 
such local educational agency and unit of general 
local government receives full payment for the 
amount of property tax revenues lost as a result of 
lands within their jurisdiction being held in trust by 
the United States for the benefit of a federally rec-
ognized Indian tribe or an individual Indian, to be 
calculated so that the taxes (otherwise payable but 
for the status of the lands being held in trust) shall 
be assessed and paid annually at the same rate as 
the taxes would be assessed and paid if not in trust; 
and 
(2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
directly to the Secretary of Interior from the general 
fund of the Treasury, without further appropriation, 
such amounts as are necessary, after taking into ac-
count amount appropriated for this purpose, to carry 
out paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 3. PARTIAL PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN LANDS HELD IN 
TRUST. 
Notwithstanding section 2, a local education agency 
or a unit of local government may enter into a written 
agreement with the Secretary of the Interior, the appro-
priate State, and, if appropriate, any federally recognized 
Indian tribe or individual Indian, under which all parties 
agree that the amounts described in section 2 shall be— 
(1) waived in whole or in part; 
(2) limited for an agreed upon number of years; 
or 
(3) otherwise adjusted, including the timing of 
any payment or payments. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall apply to all lands taken into trust by 
the United States for the benefit of a federally recognized 
Indian tribe or an individual Indian on or after October 
1, 2008. 
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