A bill to establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and for other purposes.
PL 100-425 (H.R.4143), enacted 09/09/1988

102 STAT. 1594 
PUBLIC LAW 100-425—SEPT. 9, 1988 
Public Law 100-425 
100th Congress 
An Act 
Sept. 9, 1988 
[H.R. 4143] 
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Contracts. 
Forests and 
forest products. 
To establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu-
nity of Oregon, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESERVATION. 
(a) LANDS HELD IN TRUST; RESERVATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, including (but not limited to) all valid liens, rights-of-way, 
reciprocal road rights-of-way agreements, licenses, leases, permits, 
and easements existing on the date of enactment of this Act, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land 
described in subsection (c) is hereby held in trust for the use and 
benefit of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 
of Oregon. Such land shall constitute the reservation of the Confed-
erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and shall 
be subject to the Act entitled 'An Act to conserve and develop 
Indian lands and resources; to extend to Indians the right to form 
business and other organizations; to establish a credit system for 
Indians; to grant certain rights of home rule to Indians; to provide 
for vocational education for Indians; and for other purposes", 
approved June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(b) TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS FROM RESERVATION LANDS.—Begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act, all receipts from the lands 
described in subsection (c) shall accrue to the Confederated Tribes of 
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. This subsection shall not 
apply to receipts from timber on such lands which was removed 
before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in subsection (a) are 
approximately 9,811.32 acres of land located in Oregon and more 
particularly described as: 
Willamette Meridian, Oregon 
Township Range 
South 
4 
4 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
West 
8 
7 
7 
7 
7 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
Section 
86 
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K 
7 
18 
1 
3 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
Subdivision 
SE'/4SE'/4 
Lots 1, 2, NE'/4E'/2, NW'/4 
All 
All 
Lots 1&2, NE'AE'/a, NW'A 
SE'/4 
All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
All 
Acres 
40.00 
320.89 
(534.02 
(;3S.99 
320.07 
KiO.OO 
()35.()0 
(;(;i.7r) 
(i40.00 
(;40.()() 
640.00 
640.00 
640.00 
640.00 
640.00 
640.00 
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West 
Section 
Subdivision 
Acres 
16 
17 
All 
Ail 
640.00 
640.00 
Total. 
9,811.32 
SEC. 2. HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING. 
The establishment of the Grand Ronde Reservation, and the 
addition of lands to the reservation after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, shall not grant or restore to the Confederated Tribes of 
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, or to any member of the 
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, any 
hunting, fishing, or trapping right of any nature, including any 
indirect or procedural right or advantage, beyond the rights which 
are declared and set forth in the final judgment and decree of the 
United States District Court for the District of Oregon, in the action 
entitled "Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of 
Oregon against the State of Oregon", entered on January 12, 1987. 
Those rights as declared and set forth in the January 12, 1987, final 
judgment and decree shall constitute the exclusive and final deter-
mination of all tribal rights to hunt, fish, and trap that the Confed-
erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon or its 
members possess. 
SEC. 3. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. 
The State of Oregon shall exercise criminal and civil jurisdiction 
over the reservation, and over individuals on the reservation, in 
accordance with section 1162 of title 18, United States Code, and 
section 1360 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 
4
. 
TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LANDS AS 
REVESTED OREGON AND 
CALIFORNIA 
RAILROAD 
GRANT 
LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The lands described in subsection (b) shall here-
after be managed under the Act entitled "An Act relating to the 
revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay 
Wagon Road grant lands situated in the State of Oregon", approved 
August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C 1181a et seq.). Beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, all moneys received from or on account of 
those lands shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States 
in the special fund designated "Oregon and California land-grant 
fund" and shall be distributed as provided in such Act. This subsec-
tion shall not apply to receipts from timber on such lands which was 
removed before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in subsection (a) are 
those lands located in Oregon, comprised of approximately 12,035.32 
acres and more particularly described as: 
Willamette Meridian, Oregon 
Township Range 
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Courts, U.S. 
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luth 
1 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
West 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
Section 
30 
20 
28 
34 
8 
18 
20 
Subdivision 
Lots 1-4, SVaNE'A, E'/2WM>, N'^SE'A, 
SWy4SEy4 
EV2SEy4, sw»/4SEy4 
Lots 4, 5, 9, 16 
Nwy4Nwy4 
swy4SEy4 
Lots 
1-4, 
Ny2NEy4, 
Ey2Nwy4, 
NEy4Swy4 
Ey^ 
Acres 
537.01 
120.00 
169.46 
40.00 
40.00 
507.88 
320.00 
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Section 
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6 
10 
12 
14 
18 
20 
22 
24 
26 
28 
30 
32 
34 
10 
19 
2 
4 
10 
12 
17 
18 
19 
24 
26 
30 
28 
29 
31 
32 
34 
2 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Total. 
Subdivision 
Acres 
NW'ANW'A 
40.00 
Lots 1-4, E'/aW'/2 
344.!)(; 
Lots 1, 6, 7, S'/aNE'A, SE'ANW'A, 
493.21 
Ey2swy4, SE'A 
WVaNWA, SEV4SEy4 
120.00 
NE'/4NW'/4, Sy2N>/2, Sya 
520.00 
sy2Nwy4, swy4, wyaSE^i 
320.00 
All 
640.00 
Lots 1, 2, NVaNEyi 
162.32 
NW yiNE VA, S y2NE y4 
280.00 
Ny2Ny2, 
SEy4NEy4, 
swy4Nwy4, 
400.00 
SEy4Swy4, NEy4SEy4, sy2SEy4 
All 
640.00 
Ey2 
320.00 
Lot 1, Wy2NEy4 
123.35 
Ey2 
320.00 
N 
w y4, N 
w yiSE y4 
200.00 
Ny2Ny2 
160.00 
NEy4NEy4, sy2NEy4, sy2Nwy4 
200.00 
Lots 5, 9-11, Wy2SEy4 
205.38 
Lots 1, 2, SWyi 
241.73 
Lots 1, 2, 3, SEy4NEy4, SEy4SWy4, 
321.77 
Ey2SEy4, swy4SEy4 
Lot 4 
41.22 
SWy4, NEMiSEyi 
200.00 
Nya 
320.00 
Ey2Ey2, Nwy4NEy4, NyaNwyi 
280.00 
sy2NEy4 
80.00 
SEy4 
160.00 
Lots 1, 2, Ey2NWy4 
159.26 
NEy4SEy4, sy2Sy2 
200.00 
wy2NEy4 
80.00 
swy4NEy4 
40.00 
SEy4Swy4, SEyiSEyi 
80.00 
syaswy* 
80.00 
Lots 5-16 
411.78 
Lots 1-11 
323.42 
w y2NW y., NW yiSW y^ 
120.00 
swy4SEy4 
40.00 
Lots 
3, 
4, 
sy2Nwy4, 
wy2Swy4, 
327.95 
sy2SEy4 
Lots 1,2, SEy4NEy4, sya 
449.45 
Lots 2-4, Ey2SEy4 
189.37 
Lots 1-4, SEy4NEy4 
185.80 
Nya, NyaSya 
480.00 
12,035.32 
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SEC. 
5
. MEMORANDUM OF 
AGREEMENT. 
The memorandum of agreement entered into between the Confed-
erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the 
Department of the Interior, dated March 10, 1988, relating to the 
disposition of timber resources on the reservation and the use of 
funds for economic development purposes, shall apply for the period 
of 20 years beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. This 
agreement is hereby incorporated in this Act by reference. 
SEC. 6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
During the 20-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of 
Oregon shall establish and maintain a separate account dedicated to 
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economic development purposes. The Tribes shall place into that 
separate account an amount equal to 30 percent of the income from 
tribal timber resources received into the Tribes' Federal trust funds 
account. The Tribes may expend funds from that separate account 
for economic development purposes. 
Approved September 9, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4143: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-631 (Ck)mm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-479 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): 
June 20, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 11, considered and passed Senate. 
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