A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust of the Reno Sparks Indian Colony.
PL 99-389 (H.R.3212), enacted 08/23/1986

100 STAT. 828 
PUBLIC LAW 99-389—AUG. 23, 1986 
Public Law 99-389 
99th Congress 
An Act 
Aug. 23, 1986 
To declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Reno Sparks 
[H.R. 3212] 
Indian Colony. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Indians. 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) except as 
Nevada. 
otherwise provided in section 2, all right, title, and interest of the 
u ic an . 
United States in the lands described in subsection (b) of this section 
are hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for the 
benefit and use of the Reno Sparks Indian Colony and are hereby 
declared to be part of the Reno Sparks Indian Colony. 
(b) The lands referred to in subsection (a) comprise approximately 
1,949.39 acres of public land within Hungry Valley, Washoe County, 
Nevada, and are described as follows: 
Township 21 north, range 20 east. Mount Diablo baseline and 
meridian, section 4, 640 acres more or less, reservations, restric-
tions, and conditions, if any, rights-of-way and assessors either 
of record or actually existing on said premises. 
Township 21 north, range 20 east. Mount Diablo baseline and 
meridian, section 9, 640 acres more or less, reservations, restric-
tions, and conditions, if any, rights-of-way and assessors either 
of record or actually existing on said premises. 
Township 21 north, range 20 east. Mount Diablo baseline and 
meridian, section 16, 640 acres more or less, reservations, 
restrictions, and conditions, if any, rights-of-way and assessors 
either of record or actually existing on said premises. 
Township 19 north, range 20 east. Mount Diablo baseline and 
meridian, beginning at a point on the north county road right-
of-way fenceline described as being 1,268 feet east and 30 feet 
north of the west quarter corner of section 7 said point being 
at the intersection of the boundary fence between L. M. 
Christianson and A. L. Jensen, with said north county road 
right-of-way line; 
thence north 0 degrees 18 minutes west 490.30 feet; 
thence west 787.74 feet; 
thence south 0 degrees 12 minutes west 490.30 feet to 
north county road right-of-way fence; 
thence along said fenceline 373.16 feet; 
thence north 104.35 feet to the north county road right-of-
way fenceline 208.71 feet to the place of beginning, contain-
ing 8.38 acres more or less, beginning reservations, restric-
tions, and conditions, if any, rights-of-way and assessors 
either of record or actually existing on said premises. 
Township 19 north, range 20 east. Mount Diablo baseline and 
meridian, beginning at the intersection of the east boundaryline 
of the west half of the southwest quarter of section 7 with the 
southline of Scott Street Road, said point being 30 feet south of 
the northeast corner of said west half of the southwest quarter; 
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thence south 89 degrees 35 minutes west and along the 
southline of said Scott Street Road 361.2 feet; 
thence south and a parallel with the east boundaryline of 
said west half of southwest quarter of section 7, 2,326.18 
feet south to northline of Glendale Road; 
thence south 64 degrees 30 minutes east along the 
northline of said Glendale Road 400 feet to the eastline of 
Glendale Road west half of southwest quarter of section 7; 
thence north along east boundary line 2,501 feet to the 
place of beginning containing 20 acres more or less, reserva-
tions, restrictions, and conditions, if any, rights-of-way and 
assessors either of record or actually existing on said 
premises. 
Township 19 north, range 20 east. Mount Diablo baseline and 
meridian, section 7, lots 13 through 18, lock D, Granata, 
Cafferata subdivision, 1.002 acres, more or less, reservations, 
restrictions, and conditions, if any, rights-of-way and assessors 
either of record or existing on said premises. 
SEC. 2. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, nothing 
in this Act shall deprive any person of any right-of-way, mining 
claim, water right, or other right or interest which such person may 
have in the land described in the first section on the date preceding 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Notwithstanding the last sentence of section 402(g) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2774, 43 
U.S.C. 1752(g)), within thirty days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall cancel all grazing permits 
and leases on the following described land: 
Township 21 north, range 20 east. Mount Diablo meridian, 
sections 4, 9, and 16 comprising 1,920 acres more or less in 
Washoe County, Nevada. 
(b) Within one hundred and twenty days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with 
section 402(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (90 Stat. 2774, 43 U.S.C. 1752(g)), shall pay to the holder of any 
lease or permit canceled under subsection (a) of this section resison-
able compensation, to be determined by the Secretary, for the 
adjusted value of any improvements which said holder constructed 
or placed on the land described in subsection (a)(2) of this section 
and cannot be removed. Such payment shall not exceed the fair 
market value of the terminated portion of the holder's interest 
therein. 
(c) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay 
to the Secretary of the Interior, out of funds in the Treasury of the 
United States not otherwise appropriated, such sums as the Sec-
retary of the Interior may require to make the payments required 
under subsection (b) of this section. 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 1 of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, as 
amended; 25 U.S.C. 415), is amended by inserting ", and lands held 
in trust for the Reno Sparks Indian Colony," immediately after 
"Twenty-nine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission Indians". 
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(b) Section 164 of the Act of July 14,1955 (42 U.S.C. 7474), shall be 
applied without regard to the provisions of the first section of this 
Act. 
Approved August 23, 1986. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3212: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-501 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-364 (Ctomm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
Apr. 21, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 11, considered and passed Senate.