To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept a parcel of Federal land in the State of Washington in trust for the Nisqually Tribe, to ensure that the acceptance of such land does not adversely affect the Bonneville Power Administration, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-4362
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2004-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Easements
Electric power transmission
Energy
Indian lands
Land transfers
Law
Licenses
Military bases
Minorities
Native Americans
Relocation
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-13
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept, in trust for the Nisqually Tribe, all right, title, and interest of the United States in two specified parcels of real property at Fort Lewis, Washington, in lieu of the conveyance of the parcels directly to the tribe under the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. Directs the tribe to continue to comply with provisions of that Act specifying consideration for the transfer in the form of a land exchange. Requires such consideration to be free from all liens, encumbrances, or other interests except those acceptable to the recipient. 
 
Requires the acceptance of real property in trust for the Nisqually Tribe pursuant to this Act to recognize and preserve to the Bonneville Power Administration specified rights in existence at the time of conveyance with regard to portions of such property upon which the Administration retains transmission facilities. Directs the Secretary to grant to the Administration such additional easements as the Administration deems necessary to accommodate relocation or reconnection of transmission facilities from property owned by the tribe and held in trust by the Secretary.

action_date: 2004-07-06
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept, in trust for the Nisqually Tribe, all right, title, and interest of the United States in two specified parcels of real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 168 acres at Fort Lewis, Washington, in lieu of the conveyance of the parcels directly to the tribe under the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. Directs the tribe to continue to comply with provisions of that Act specifying consideration for the transfer in the form of a land exchange. Requires such consideration to be free from all liens, encumbrances, or other interests except those, if any, acceptable to the recipient. 
 
Requires the acceptance of real property in trust for the Nisqually Tribe pursuant to this Act to recognize and preserve to the Bonneville Power Administration, in perpetuity and without the right of revocation, rights in existence at the time of conveyance under a specified permit between the Department of the Army and the Administration with regard to any portion of such property upon which the Administration retains transmission facilities. Provides that the rights recognized and preserved include the right to upgrade those facilities.
 
Terminates such recognized and preserved permit rights only upon the Administration's relocation of such transmission facilities, and then only with regard to that portion of those facilities that are relocated.
 
Directs the Secretary, as trustee for the tribe, to grant to the Administration, without consideration and subject to the same rights recognized and preserved, such additional easements across the property accepted in trust for the tribe under this Act as the Administration deems necessary to accommodate relocation or reconnection of transmission facilities from property owned by the tribe and held in trust by the Secretary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than July 6, 2004.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-582, Part I.
action_date: 2004-07-06
text: Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-582, Part I.
action_date: 2004-05-19
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-05-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-13
text: Introduced in House