109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 631
AN ACT 
To provide for acquisition of subsurface mineral rights to 
land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and land held 
in trust for the Tribe, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Pascua Yaqui Mineral 
Rights Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Arizona. 
(3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Pascua Yaqui Tribe. 
SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF SUBSURFACE MINERAL INTER-
ESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Attorney General of the United States and 
with the consent of the State, shall acquire through emi-
nent domain the following: 
(1) All subsurface rights, title, and interests 
(including subsurface mineral interests) held by the 
State in the following tribally-owned parcels: 
(A) Lot 2, sec. 13, T. 15 S., R. 12 E., Gila 
and Salt River Meridian, Pima County Arizona. 
(B) Lot 4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4, sec. 13, T. 15 S., R. 
12 E., Gila and Salt River Base & Meridian, 
Pima County, Arizona.
(C) 
NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, 
N1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 
SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 12 E., 
Gila and Salt River Base & Meridian, Pima 
County Arizona. 
(D) Lot 2 and Lots 45 through 76, sec. 
19, T. 15 S., R. 13 E., Gila and Salt River 
Base & Meridian, Pima County, Arizona. 
(2) All subsurface rights, title, and interests 
(including subsurface mineral interests) held by the 
State in the following parcels held in trust for the 
benefit of Tribe: 
(A) Lots 1 through 8, sec. 14, T. 15 S., 
R. 12 E., Gila and Salt River Base & Meridian, 
Pima County, Arizona. 
(B) 
NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, 
E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 
SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 
N1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, 
SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, sec. 14, T. 15 S., R. 12 E., 
Gila and Salt River Base & Meridian, Pima 
County, Arizona. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—Subject to subsection (c), as 
consideration for the acquisition of subsurface mineral in-
terests under subsection (a), the Secretary shall pay to 
the State an amount equal to the market value of the sub-
surface mineral interests acquired, as determined by—
(1) a mineral assessment that is—
(A) completed by a team of mineral spe-
cialists agreed to by the State and the Tribe; 
and 
(B) reviewed and accepted as complete and 
accurate by a certified review mineral examiner 
of the Bureau of Land Management; 
(2) a negotiation between the State and the 
Tribe to mutually agree on the price of the sub-
surface mineral interests; or 
(3) if the State and the Tribe cannot mutually 
agree on a price under paragraph (2), an appraisal 
report that is—
(A)(i) completed by the State in accord-
ance with subsection (d); and 
(ii) reviewed by the Tribe; and 
(B) on a request of the Tribe to the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs, reviewed and accepted 
as complete and accurate by the Office of the 
Special Trustee for American Indians of the 
Department of the Interior. 
(c) CONDITIONS OF ACQUISITION.—The Secretary 
shall acquire subsurface mineral interests under sub-
section (a) only if—
(1) the payment to the State required under 
subsection (b) is accepted by the State in full consid-
eration for the subsurface mineral interests ac-
quired; 
(2) the acquisition terminates all right, title, 
and interest of any party other than the United 
States in and to the acquired subsurface mineral in-
terests; and 
(3) the Tribe agrees to fully reimburse the Sec-
retary for costs incurred by the Secretary relating to 
the acquisition, including payment to the State for 
the acquisition. 
(d) DETERMINATION OF MARKET VALUE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, unless the State and 
the Tribe otherwise agree to the market value of the sub-
surface mineral interests acquired by the Secretary under 
this section, the market value of those subsurface mineral 
interests shall be determined in accordance with the Uni-
form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition, 
as published by the Appraisal Institute in 2000, in co-
operation with the Department of Justice and the Office 
of Special Trustee for American Indians of the Depart-
ment of Interior. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions with respect to the acquisition of subsurface mineral 
interests under this section as the Secretary considers to
be appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
States and any valid existing right. 
SEC. 4. INTERESTS TAKEN INTO TRUST. 
(a) LAND TRANSFERRED.—Subject to subsections 
(b) and (c), notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not later than 180 days after the date on which the Tribe 
makes the payment described in subsection (c), the Sec-
retary shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe 
the subsurface rights, title, and interests, formerly re-
served to the United States, to the following parcels: 
(1) E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, sec. 14, T. 15 S., 
R. 12 E., Gila and Salt River Base & Meridian, 
Pima County, Arizona. 
(2) W1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4, sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 12 
E., Gila and Salt River Base & Meridian, Pima 
County, Arizona. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The parcels taken into trust 
under subsection (a) shall not include—
(1) NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, sec. 24, except the southerly 
4.19 feet thereof; 
(2) NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, sec. 24, except the southerly 
3.52 feet thereof; or 
(3) S1⁄2SE1⁄4, sec. 23, T. 15 S., R. 12 E., Gila 
and Salt River Base & Meridian, Pima County, Ari-
zona.
(c) CONSIDERATION AND COSTS.—The Tribe shall 
pay to the Secretary only the transaction costs relating 
to the assessment, review, and transfer of the subsurface 
rights, title, and interests taken into trust under sub-
section (a). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 631
AN ACT 
To provide for acquisition of subsurface mineral 
rights to land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
and land held in trust for the Tribe, and for 
other purposes.