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15, consisting of 7.34 acres, more or less, conveyed to
the Tribe by contract of sale from Clayton E. Hursh and
Anna L. Hursh on December 9, 1987;
‘‘(iv) a tract of land in section 9, including a portion
of the north one-half of United States Government Lot
16, consisting of 5.62 acres, more or less, conveyed to
the Tribe by warranty deed from Steve Jebert and Eliza-
beth Jebert on December 1, 1987;
‘‘(v) a tract of land in the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 9, consisting of 3.45 acres,
more or less, conveyed to the Tribe by warranty deed
from Eugenie Nashif on July 11, 1988; and
‘‘(vi) a tract of land in section 10, including United
States Government Lot 8 and portions of United States
Government Lot 7, consisting of 29.93 acres, more or less,
conveyed to the Tribe by warranty deed from Doyle Grooms
on August 6, 1992.
‘‘(C) In the northwest quarter of section 2 and the northeast
quarter of section 3, Township 7 South, Range 11 West, Willam-
ette Meridian, a tract of land comprising United States Govern-
ment Lots 58, 59, 63, and 64, Lincoln Shore Star Resort, Lincoln
City, Oregon.
‘‘(2) The parcels of land described in paragraph (1), together
with the following tracts of lands which have been conveyed to
the United States in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon—
‘‘(A) a tract of land in section 3, Township 10 South, Range
10 West, Willamette Meridian, including portions of United
States Government Lots 25, 26, 27, and 28, consisting of 49.35
acres, more or less, conveyed by the Siletz Tribe to the United
States in trust for the Tribe on March 15, 1986; and
‘‘(B) a tract of land in section 9, Township 10 South, Range
10 West, Willamette Meridian, including United States Govern-
ment Lot 33, consisting of 2.27 acres, more or less, conveyed
by warranty deed to the United States in trust for the Confed-
erated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon from Harold D.
Alldridge and Sylvia C. Alldridge on June 30, 1981;
shall be subject to the limitations and provisions of sections 3,
4, and 5 of this Act and shall be deemed to be a restoration
of land pursuant to section 7 of the Siletz Indian Tribe Restoration
Act (25 U.S.C. 711(e)).
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United
States should not incur any liability for conditions on any parcels
of land taken into trust under this section.
‘‘(4) As soon as practicable after the transfer of the parcels
provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of the Interior
shall convey such parcels and publish a description of such lands
in the Federal Register.’’.
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF PARCEL BY YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO.
(a) RATIFICATION.—The transfer of the land described in sub-
section (b), together with fixtures thereon, on July 12, 1991, by
the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo is hereby ratified and shall be deemed
to have been made in accordance with the Constitution and all
laws of the United States that are specifically applicable to transfers
of land from, by, or on behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or
tribe or band of Indians (including section 2116 of the Revised
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Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177)) as if Congress had given its consent
prior to the transfer.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in subsection
(a) are more particularly described as follows:
Tract 1–B–1 (1.9251 acres) and Tract 1–B–2–A (0.0748 acres),
Block 2 San Elizario, El Paso County, Texas.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99–YEAR LEASES.
The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section of
the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C.
415(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Viejas Indian Reservation,’’
after ‘‘Soboba Indian Reservation,’’.
SEC. 6. WIND RIVER INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Funds appropriated for construction of the Wind River Indian
Irrigation Project for fiscal year 1990 (pursuant to Public Law
101–121), fiscal year 1991 (pursuant to the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public
Law 101–512)), and fiscal year 1992 (pursuant to the Department
of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 (Pub-
lic Law 102–154)) shall be made available on a nonreimbursable
basis.
SEC. 7. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS INCURRED BY GILA RIVER
INDIAN 
COMMUNITY 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
RECLAMATION
CONSTRUCTION.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay $1,842,205
to the Gila River Indian Community as reimbursement for the
costs incurred by the Gila River Indian Community for construction
allocated to irrigation on the Sacaton Ranch that would have been
nonreimbursable if such construction had been performed by the
Bureau of Reclamation under section 402 of the Colorado River
Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1542).
SEC. 8. RECOGNITION OF INDIAN COMMUNITY.
Section 10 of the Indian Law Technical Amendments of 1987
(Public Law 100–153) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Frank’s’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) Subject
to subsection (b), the Frank’s’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘recognized as eligible’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘recognized—
‘‘(1) as eligible’’;
(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) as a self-governing dependent Indian community that
is not subject to the jurisdiction of any federally recognized
tribe.
‘‘(b)(1) Nothing in this section may be construed to alter or
affect the jurisdiction of the State of Washington under section
1162 of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(2) Nothing in this section may be construed to constitute
the recognition by the United States that the Frank’s Landing
Indian Community is a federally recognized Indian tribe.
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Frank’s
Landing Indian Community shall not engage in any class III gaming
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activity (as defined in section 3(8) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2703(8))).’’.
SEC. 9. RECONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN EXCESS LANDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Congress finds that the Sac and Fox
Nation of Oklahoma has determined the lands described in sub-
section (b) to be excess to their needs and should be returned
to the original Indian grantors or their heirs. The Secretary of
the Interior is authorized to accept transfer of title from the Sac
and Fox Nation of Oklahoma of its interest in the lands described
in subsection (b).
(b) PERSONS AND LANDS.—The lands and individuals referred
to in subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) To the United States of America in trust for Sadie
Davis, now Tyner, or her heirs or devisees, the Surface and
Surface Rights only in and to the SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of section
28, Township 17 North, Range 6 East of the Indian Meridian,
Lincoln County, Oklahoma, containing 2.50 acres, more or less.
(2) To the United States of America in trust for Mabel
Wakole, or her heirs or devisees, the Surface and Surface
Rights only in and to the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Lot 6 of NW1⁄4 of
section 14, Township 11 North, Range 4 East of the Indian
Meridian, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, containing 2.50
acres, more or less.
SEC. 10. TITLE I OF PUBLIC LAW 97–459, PERTAINING TO THE DEVILS
LAKE SIOUX TRIBE.
Paragraph (1) of section 108(a) of title I of Public Law 97–
459 (96 Stat. 2515) is amended by striking out ‘‘of the date of
death of the decedent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘after the
date on which the Secretary’s determination of the heirs of the
decedent becomes final’’.
SEC. 11. NORTHERN CHEYENNE LAND TRANSFER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any contrary provision of
law, the Secretary of the Interior or an authorized representative
of the Secretary (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’)
is hereby authorized and directed to transfer by deed to Lame
Deer High School District No. 6, Rosebud County, Montana (referred
to in this section as the ‘‘School District’’), all right, title, and
interest of the United States and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Tribe’’) in and to the lands
described in this subsection (referred to in this section as ‘‘Subject
Lands’’), to be held and used by the School District for the exclusive
purpose of constructing and operating thereon a public high school
and related facilities. The Subject Lands consist of a tract of approxi-
mately 40 acres within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
more particularly described as follows:
A tract of land located in the W1⁄2SE1⁄4 and the E1⁄2SW1⁄4
of section 10, Township 3 South, Range 41 East, M.P.M.,
described as follows: Beginning at the south 1⁄4 corner of said
section 10, thence south 89 degrees 56 minutes west 393.31
feet on and along the south line of said section 10 to the
true point of beginning, thence south 89 degrees 56 minutes
west 500.0 feet on and along said section line, thence north
00 degrees 00 minutes east, 575.0 feet, thence north 54 degrees
9 minutes 22 seconds east 2382.26 feet, thence south 23 degrees
44 minutes 21 seconds east 622.56 feet, thence south 51 degrees
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14 minutes 40 seconds west 2177.19 feet to the true point
of beginning, containing in all 40.0 acres, more or less.
(b) DEED AND LEASE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The deed issued under this section shall
provide that—
(A) title to all coal and other minerals, including oil,
gas, and other natural deposits, within the Subject Lands
shall remain in the Secretary in trust for the Tribe, as
provided in Public Law 90–424 (82 Stat. 424);
(B) the Subject Lands may be used for the purpose
of constructing and operating a public high school and
related facilities thereon, and for no other purpose;
(C) title to the Subject Lands, free and clear of all
liens and encumbrances, shall automatically revert to the
Secretary in trust for the Tribe, and the deed shall be
of no further force or effect, if, within 8 years after the
date of the deed, classes have not commenced in a perma-
nent public high school facility established on the Subject
Lands, or if such classes commence at the facility within
such 8-year period, but the facility subsequently perma-
nently ceases operating as a public high school; and
(D) at any time after the conclusion of the current
litigation (commenced before the date of enactment of this
Act and including all trial and, if any, appellate proceed-
ings) challenging the November 9, 1993, decision of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Mon-
tana granting the petition to create the School District,
and with the prior approval of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Superintend-
ent’s Approval’’), the Tribe shall have the right to replace
the deed with a lease covering the Subject Lands issued
under section 1(a) of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat.
539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a)) having a term of 25
years, with a right to renew for an additional 25 years.
(2) CONDITIONS
OF
LEASE.—Under the lease referred to
in paragraph (1)(D), the Subject Lands shall be leased rent
free to the School District for the exclusive purpose of construct-
ing and operating a public high school and related facilities
thereon. The lease shall terminate if, within 8 years after
the date of the deed, classes have not commenced in a perma-
nent public high school facility established on the Subject
Lands, or if such classes commence at the facility within such
8-year period, but the facility subsequently permanently ceases
operating as a public high school. In the event the Tribe seeks
and obtains the Superintendent’s Approval, the Tribe may
tender a lease, signed by the Tribe and approved by the Sec-
retary, which complies with the provisions of this subsection.
Upon such tender, the deed shall be of no further force or
effect, and, subject to the leasehold interest offered to the
School District, title to the Subject Lands, free and clear of
all liens and encumbrances, shall automatically revert to the
Secretary in trust for the Tribe. The Tribe may at any time
irrevocably relinquish the right provided to it under this sub-
section by resolution of the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council
explicitly so providing.
(c) EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE OF DEED.—Upon the School Dis-
trict’s acceptance of a deed delivered under this section, the School