I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6696 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal 
County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian 
Community, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2012 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land 
located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the ben-
efit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘The Blackwater Trad-
ing Post Land Transfer Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) BLACKWATER TRADING POST LAND.—The 
term ‘‘Blackwater Trading Post land’’ means the ap-
proximately 50.3 acres of land as depicted on the 
map that— 
(A) is located in Pinal County, Arizona, 
and bordered by Community land to the east, 
west, and north and State Highway 87 to the 
south; and 
(B) is owned by the Community. 
(2) COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘Community’’ 
means the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila 
River Indian Reservation. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Results of Survey, Ellis Property, A Portion 
of the West 1⁄2 of Section 12, Township 5 South, 
Range 7 East, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Pinal 
County, Arizona’’ and dated October 15, 2012. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF THE 
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take the 
Blackwater Trading Post land into trust for the benefit 
of the Community after the Community— 
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(1) conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and 
interest of the Community in and to the Blackwater 
Trading Post land; 
(2) submits to the Secretary a request to take 
the Blackwater Trading Post land into trust for the 
benefit of the Community; 
(3) if the Secretary determines a survey is nec-
essary, conducts a survey (to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary) to determine the exact acreage and legal 
description of the Blackwater Trading Post land; 
and 
(4) pays the cost of any survey conducted under 
paragraph (3). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—Not later than 180 days 
after the Blackwater Trading Post land is taken into trust 
under subsection (a), the map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the De-
partment of the Interior. 
(c) LANDS TAKEN INTO TRUST PART OF RESERVA-
TION.—After the date on which the Blackwater Trading 
Post land is taken into trust under subsection (a), the land 
shall be treated as part of the Gila River Indian Reserva-
tion. 
(d) 
LIMITATION
ON
LIABILITY
OF
UNITED 
STATES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
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United States shall not incur any liability for the condi-
tions on the Blackwater Trading Post land on the date 
before the date on which such land is taken into trust 
under subsection (a). 
(e) GAMING.—Notwithstanding subsection (c), the 
Community may not conduct gaming activities on the 
Blackwater Trading Post land, as a matter of claimed in-
herent authority or under the authority of any Federal 
law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or under any regulations thereunder 
promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian 
Gaming Commission. 
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