H. R. 507 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United 
States to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the Tucson Uni-
fied School District, a school district recognized as such under 
the laws of the State of Arizona. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map titled ‘‘PYT 
Land Department’’ and dated January 15, 2013. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(4) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
of Arizona, a federally recognized Indian tribe. 
SEC. 3. LANDS TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 
(a) PARCEL A.—Subject to subsection (c) and to valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the approximately 10 acres of Federal lands generally depicted 
on the map as Parcel A are declared to be held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Tribe. 
(b) PARCEL B.—Subject to subsection (c) and valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the approximately 10 acres of Federal lands generally depicted 
on the map as Parcel B are declared to be held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Tribe. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 
on the day after the date on which— 
(1) the District relinquishes all right, title, and interest 
of the District in and to the land described in subsection (b); 
and 
(2) the Secretary (or a delegate of the Secretary) approves 
and records the lease agreement between the Tribe and the 
District for the construction and operation of a regional 
transportation facility located on the restricted Indian land 
of the Tribe in accordance with the requirements of the first 
section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the leasing 
of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational,
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recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring 
the grant of long-term leases’’, approved August 9, 1955 (25 
U.S.C. 415), and part 162 of title 25, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (including successor regulations). 
SEC. 4. GAMING PROHIBITION. 
The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on the lands 
held in trust under this Act, as a matter of claimed inherent 
authority, or under the authority of any Federal law, including 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or 
under any regulations thereunder promulgated by the Secretary 
or the National Indian Gaming Commission. 
SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall not be Federal reserved rights 
to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust 
by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act. 
(b) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe retains any right or claim 
to water under State law for any land taken into trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act. 
(c) FORFEITURE OR ABANDONMENT.—Any water rights that are 
appurtenant to land taken into trust by the United States for 
the benefit of the Tribe under this Act may not be forfeited or 
abandoned. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Nothing in this Act affects or modifies 
any right of the Tribe or any obligation of the United States under 
Public Law 95–375 (25 U.S.C. 1300f et seq.). 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.