Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act

Bill: 113-hr-4018
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2014-02-06
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona

Federal-Indian relations

Gambling

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take the Blackwater Trading Post lands in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation after the Community: (1) conveys such lands to the Secretary; (2) requests the Secretary to take such lands into trust for the Community; (3) if a survey is necessary, conducts one pursuant to this Act; and (4) pays the cost of any such survey. </p> <p>Treats the lands that are taken into trust as a part of the Gila River Indian Reservation. </p> <p>Prohibits the Community from conducting gaming on such lands. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2014 Mrs. Kirkpatrick (for herself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Pastor of Arizona , Mr. Franks of Arizona , 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 benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Blackwater Trading Post land The term Blackwater Trading Post land means the approximately 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 entitled Results of Survey, Ellis Property, A Portion of the West ½ 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. 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— (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 necessary, 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 Department of the Interior. (c) Lands taken into trust part of reservation 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 Reservation. (d) Limitation on liability of United States Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States shall not incur any liability for the conditions 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 inherent 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.