I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2742
To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California Indian
Tribes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 24, 1997
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (by request) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain
California Indian Tribes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘California Indian Land
Transfer Act’’.
SEC. 2. LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR VARIOUS TRIBES OF
CALIFORNIA INDIANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to the lands, including improvements, described in a para-
graph of subsection (b) in connection with the respective
tribe, band, or group of Indians named in such paragraph
are hereby declared to be held in trust by the United
States for the benefit of such tribe, band, or group.
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands described in this
subsection, comprising approximately 3805.8 acres, and
the respective tribe, band, or group, are as follows:
(1) PIT RIVER TRIBE.—Lands to be held in
trust for the Pit River Tribe are comprised of ap-
proximately 561.69 acres described as follows:
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian
Township 42 North, Range 13 East
Section 3:
S1⁄2 NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4, 120 acres.
Township 43 North, Range 13 East
Section 1:
N1⁄2 NE1⁄4, 80 acres,
Section 22:
SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 25:
SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 26:
SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 27:
SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 28:
NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 32:
SE1⁄4 SE1⁄4, 40 acres,
Section 34:
SE1⁄4 NW1⁄4, 40 acres,
Township 44 North, Range 14 East,
Section 31:
S1⁄2 SW1⁄4, 80 acres.
(2) BRIDGEPORT
PAIUTE
INDIAN
COLONY.—
Lands to be held in trust for the Bridgeport Paiute
Indian Colony are comprised of approximately 40
acres described as follows:
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian
Township 5 North, Range 25 East
Section 28:
SW1⁄4 of NE1⁄4.
(3) UTU UTU GWAITU PAIUTE TRIBE.—Lands
to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute
Tribe, Benton Paiute Reservation are comprised of
approximately 240 acres described as follows:
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian
Township 2 South, Range 31 East
Section 11:
SE1⁄4 and E1⁄2 of SW1⁄4.
(4) FORT INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY OF PAI-
UTE INDIANS.—Lands to be held in trust for the
Fort Independence Community of Paiute Indians are
comprised of approximately 200.06 acres described
as follows:
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian
Township 13 South, Range 34 East
Section 1:
W1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NE1⁄4, Lot 3, E1⁄2 of Lot
4, and E1⁄2 of Lot 5 in the NW1⁄4.
(5) BARONA GROUP OF CAPITAN GRANDE BAND
OF MISSION INDIANS.—Lands to be held in trust for
the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mis-
sion Indians are comprised of approximately 5.03
acres described as follows:
San Bernardino Base and Meridian
Township 14 South, Range 2 East
Section 7, Lot 15.
(6) CUYAPAIPE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—
Lands to be held in trust for the Cuyapaipe Band
of Mission Indians are comprised of approximately
1,360 acres described as follows:
San Bernardino Base and Meridian
Township 15 South, Range 6 East
Section 21:
All of this section.
Section 31:
NE1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.
Section 32:
W1⁄2SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.
Section 33:
SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4.
(7) MANZANITA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.—
Lands to be held in trust for the Manzanita Band
of Mission Indians are comprised of approximately
1,000.78 acres described as follows:
San Bernardino Base and Meridian
Township 16 South, Range 6 East
Section 21:
Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S1⁄2.
Section 25:
Lots 2 and 5.
Section 28:
Lots, 1, 2, 3, and 4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4.
(8) MORONGO
BAND
OF
MISSION
INDIANS.—
Lands to be held in trust for the Morongo Band of
Mission Indians are comprised of approximately 40
acres described as follows:
San Bernardino Base and Meridian