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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 831
To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the 
Bay Mills Indian Community. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2003
Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land 
claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) ALTERNATIVE
LANDS.—The term ‘‘alter-
native lands’’ means those lands identified as alter-
native lands in the Settlement of Land Claim. 
(2) CHARLOTTE
BEACH
LANDS.—The term 
‘‘Charlotte Beach lands’’ means those lands in the
Charlotte Beach area of Michigan and described as 
follows: Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 
7, T45N, R2E, and Lot 1 of Section 18, T45N, 
R2E, Chippewa County, State of Michigan. 
(3) COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘Community’’ 
means the Bay Mills Indian Community, a federally 
recognized Indian tribe. 
(4) SETTLEMENT OF LAND CLAIM.—The term 
‘‘Settlement of Land Claim’’ means the agreement 
between the Community and the Governor of the 
State of Michigan executed on August 23, 2002, and 
filed with the Office of Secretary of State of the 
State of Michigan. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE LANDS AND EXTIN-
GUISHMENT OF CLAIMS. 
(a) LAND INTO TRUST; PART OF RESERVATION.—
Upon the date of enactment of this Act—
(1) the Secretary shall take the alternative 
lands into trust for the benefit of the Community 
within 30 days of receiving a title insurance policy 
for the alternative lands which shows that the alter-
native lands are not subject to mortgages, liens,
deeds of trust, options to purchase, or other security 
interests; and 
(2) the alternative lands shall become part of 
the Community’s reservation immediately upon at-
taining trust status. 
(b) GAMING.—The alternative lands shall be taken 
into trust as provided in this section as part of the settle-
ment and extinguishment of the Community’s Charlotte 
Beach land claims, and so shall be deemed lands obtained 
in settlement of a land claim within the meaning of section 
20(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2719; Public Law 100–497). 
(c) EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS.—Upon the date of 
enactment of this Act, any and all claims by the Commu-
nity to the Charlotte Beach lands or against the United 
States, the State of Michigan or any subdivision thereof, 
the Governor of the State of Michigan, or any other person 
or entity by the Community based on or relating to claims 
to the Charlotte Beach lands (including without limitation, 
claims for trespass damages, use, or occupancy), whether 
based on aboriginal or recognized title, are hereby extin-
guished. The extinguishment of these claims is in consid-
eration for the benefits to the Community under this Act.
SEC. 3. EFFECTUATION AND RATIFICATION OF AGREE-
MENT. 
(a) RATIFICATION.—The United States approves and 
ratifies the Settlement of Land Claim, except that the last 
sentence in section 10 of the Settlement of Land Claim 
is hereby deleted. 
(b) NOT PRECEDENT.— The provisions contained in 
the Settlement of Land Claim are unique and shall not 
be considered precedent for any future agreement between 
any tribe and State. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—The Settlement of Land Claim 
shall be enforceable by either the Community or the Gov-
ernor according to its terms. Exclusive jurisdiction over 
any enforcement action is vested in the United States Dis-
trict Court for the Western District of Michigan.
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