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Union Calendar No. 176 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2863 
[Report No. 110–274] 
To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey 
land and interests in land owned by the Tribe. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2007 
Mr. DEFAZIO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 30, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 26, 2007] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Or-
egon to convey land and interests in land owned by 
the Tribe. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. LAND AND INTERESTS OF COQUILLE INDIAN 
TRIBE, OREGON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b), (c), and 
(d) notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
regulations), the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Or-
egon (including any agent or instrumentality of the Tribe) 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Tribe’’), may transfer, 
lease, encumber, or otherwise convey, without further au-
thorization or approval, all or any part of the Tribe’s inter-
est in any real property that is not held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Tribe. 
(b) NONAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONVEYANCES.— 
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any transfer, 
encumbrance, lease, or other conveyance of any land or in-
terest in land of the Tribe that occurred before January 1, 
2007. 
(c) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section is 
intended to authorize the Tribe to transfer, lease, encumber, 
or otherwise convey, any lands, or any interest in any 
lands, that are held in trust by the United States for the 
benefit of the Tribe. 
(d) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be held 
liable to any party (including the Tribe or any agent or 
instrumentality of the Tribe) for any term of, or any loss 
resulting from the term of any transfer, lease, encumbrance, 
or conveyance of land made pursuant to this Act unless the 
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United States or an agent or instrumentality of the United 
States is a party to the transaction or the United States 
would be liable pursuant to any other provision of law. This 
subsection shall not apply to land transferred or conveyed 
by the Tribe to the United States to be held in trust for 
the benefit of the Tribe. 
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Union Calendar No. 176 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2863 
[Report No. 110–274] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State 
of Oregon to convey land and interests in land 
owned by the Tribe. 
JULY 30, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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