(iii) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations). 
(3) THINNING; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION.—With 
respect to the land taken into trust under subsection 
(a), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination 
with the Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction 
and other landscape restoration activities, including 
restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the land that is 
beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land Man-
agement. 
SEC. 205. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 
THE SOUTH FORK BAND COUNCIL. 
(a) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the pur-
poses of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Red 
Spring wilderness study area has been adequately 
studied for wilderness designation. 
(2) RELEASE.—The public land described in 
paragraph (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 
(b) TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR 
THE TE-MOAK TRIBE OF WESTERN SHOSHONE INDIANS OF 
NEVADA (SOUTH FORK BAND).— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the land described in paragraph 
(2)— 
(A) are hereby declared to be held in trust 
by the United States for the benefit of the Te- 
Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Ne-
vada (South Fork Band); and 
(B) shall be part of the reservation of that 
Indian tribe. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The administration of all oil 
and gas leases in existence on the date of enactment 
of this Act shall remain the responsibility of the Bu-
reau of Land Management in consultation with the 
Tribe. 
(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 
to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 28,162 
acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management as generally depicted on the map as 
‘‘Reservation Expansion Lands.’’ 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘South Fork Indian Reservation Expansion’’, 
dated June 9, 2014, and on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
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(5) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall com-
plete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the 
boundaries of the land taken into trust under para-
graph (2). 
(6) USE OF TRUST LAND.— 
(A) GAMING.—Land taken into trust under 
paragraph (2) shall not be eligible, or considered 
to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming 
or class III gaming (as those terms are defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 
(B) GENERAL USES.—The Tribe shall use 
the land taken into trust under paragraph (2) 
only for— 
(i) traditional and customary uses; 
(ii) stewardship conservation for the 
benefit of the Tribe; 
(iii) mineral leasing; 
(iv) residential or recreational develop-
ment; or 
(v) renewable energy development. 
(C) OTHER USES.—If the Tribe uses any 
portion of the land taken into trust under para-
graph (2) for a purpose other than a purpose de-
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