A bill to take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-1822
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2015-07-21
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California

Forests, forestry, trees

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2016-01-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 347.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Requires that all U.S. interests in approximately 80 acres of specified U.S. Forest Service land located in Tuolumne County, California, be held in trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians for nongaming purposes.</p> <p>

action_date: 2016-01-12
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p>(Sec. 1) All U.S. interests in approximately 80 acres of specified U.S. Forest Service land located in Tuolumne County, California, must be held in trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians. Gaming is not permitted on this land.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1822 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2015 Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes.

1. Land into Trust (a) Federal land Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest (including improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians for nongaming purposes. (b) Land Description The land taken into trust under subsection (a) is the approximately 80 acres of Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the United States Forest Service, located in Tuolumne County, California, and described as follows: (1) Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 2, Township 1 North, Range 16 East. (2) Northeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 11, Township 1 North, Range 16 East. (c) Gaming Class II and class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 )) shall not be permitted at any time on the land taken into trust under subsection (a).

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 347 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1822 [Report No. 114–203] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2015 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs January 12, 2016 Reported by Mr. Barrasso , with an amendment Insert the part printed in italic A BILL To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes.

1. Land into Trust (a) Federal land Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest (including improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians for nongaming purposes. (b) Land Description The land taken into trust under subsection (a) is the approximately 80 acres of Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the United States Forest Service, located in Tuolumne County, California, and described as follows: (1) Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 2, Township 1 North, Range 16 East. (2) Northeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 11, Township 1 North, Range 16 East of the Mount Diablo Meridian . (c) Gaming Class II and class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 )) shall not be permitted at any time on the land taken into trust under subsection (a).

January 12, 2016 Reported with an amendment