SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
Land Conveyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 
Tucson Unified School District No. 1, a school dis-
trict recognized as such under the laws of the State 
of Arizona. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘ ‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act’’, 
dated March 14, 2016, and on file and available for 
public inspection in the local office of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(3) 
RECREATION
AND
PUBLIC
PURPOSES 
ACT.—The term ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act’’ means the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 
869 et seq.). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recog-
nized Indian tribe.
SEC. 3. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 
(a) PARCEL A.—Subject to subsection (b) and to 
valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the approximately 39.65 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) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on the day after the date on which the District relin-
quishes all right, title, and interest of the District in and 
to the approximately 39.65 acres of land described in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 4. LANDS TO BE CONVEYED TO THE DISTRICT. 
(a) PARCEL B.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and payment to the United States of the fair 
market value, the United States shall convey to the 
District all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the approximately 13.24 acres of 
Federal lands generally depicted on the map as 
‘‘Parcel B’’. 
(2) 
DETERMINATION
OF
FAIR
MARKET 
VALUE.—The fair market value of the property to be 
conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined 
by the Secretary in accordance with the Uniform 
Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions
and the Uniform Standards of Professional Ap-
praisal Practice. 
(3) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 
the conveyance under this subsection, all costs asso-
ciated with the conveyance shall be paid by the Dis-
trict. 
(b) PARCEL C.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 1 year 
after the completion of the appraisal required by 
paragraph (3), the District submits to the Secretary 
an offer to acquire the Federal reversionary interest 
in all of the approximately 27.5 acres of land con-
veyed to the District under Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act and generally depicted on the map as 
‘‘Parcel C’’, the Secretary shall convey to the Dis-
trict such reversionary interest in the lands covered 
by the offer. The Secretary shall complete the con-
veyance not later than 30 days after the date of the 
offer. 
(2) SURVEY.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete a survey of the lands described in this 
subsection to determine the precise boundaries and 
acreage of the lands subject to the Federal rever-
sionary interest.
(3) APPRAISAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete an appraisal of the Federal rever-
sionary interest in the lands identified by the survey 
required by paragraph (2). The appraisal shall be 
completed in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the 
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Prac-
tice. 
(4) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 
conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest 
under this subsection, the District shall pay to the 
Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of 
the Federal interest, as determined under paragraph 
(3). The consideration shall be paid not later than 
30 days after the date of the conveyance. 
(5) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 
the conveyance under this subsection, all costs asso-
ciated with the conveyance, including the cost of the 
survey required by paragraph (2) and the appraisal 
required by paragraph (3), shall be paid by the Dis-
trict. 
SEC. 5. GAMING PROHIBITION. 
The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on lands 
taken into trust pursuant to this Act, either as a matter
of claimed inherent authority, under the authority of any 
Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), or under regulations promul-
gated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming 
Commission. 
SEC. 6. WATER RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be no Federal re-
served right 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.). 
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2009 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of certain land 
inholdings owned by the United States to the 
Tucson Unified School District and to the 
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona.