A bill to waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property transferred by the United States to 2 Indian tribes in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
PL 110-78 (S.375), enacted 08/13/2007

121 STAT. 727 
PUBLIC LAW 110–78—AUG. 13, 2007 
Public Law 110–78 
110th Congress 
An Act 
To waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act to a specific parcel of real property transferred by the United States to 
2 Indian tribes in the State 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. FINDINGS. 
With respect to the parcel of real property in Marion County, 
Oregon, deeded by the United States to the Confederated Tribes 
of Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the 
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon by quitclaim deed dated June 
18, 2002, and recorded in the public records of Marion County 
on June 19, 2002, Congress finds that— 
(1) the parcel of land described in the quitclaim deed, 
comprising approximately 19.86 acres of land originally used 
as part of the Chemawa Indian School, was transferred by 
the United States in 1973 and 1974 to the State of Oregon 
for use for highway and associated road projects; 
(2) Interstate Route 5 and the Salem Parkway were com-
pleted, and in 1988 the Oregon Department of Transportation 
deeded the remaining acreage of the parcel back to the United 
States; 
(3) the United States could no longer use the returned 
acreage for the administration of Indian affairs, and determined 
it would be most appropriate to transfer the property to the 
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Confed-
erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; 
(4) on request of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 
of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 
Community of Oregon, the United States transferred the parcel 
jointly to the Tribes for economic development and other pur-
poses under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.); 
(5) the transfer of the parcel was memorialized by the 
United States in 2 documents, including— 
(A) an agreement titled ‘‘Agreement for Transfer of 
Federally Owned Buildings, Improvements, Facilities and/ 
or Land from the United States of America the [sic] Confed-
erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 
and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Tribe [sic] of Oregon’’, 
dated June 21, 2001; and 
(B) a quitclaim deed dated June 18, 2002, and recorded 
in the public records of Marion County, Oregon, on June 
19, 2002 (reel 1959, page 84); 
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121 STAT. 728 
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(6) use of the parcel by Tribes for economic development 
purposes is consistent with the intent and language of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and other Federal Indian law— 
(A) to encourage tribal economic development; and 
(B) to promote economic self-sufficiency for Indian 
tribes; 
(7) the United States does not desire the return of the 
parcel and does not intend under any circumstances to take 
action under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or any other legal 
authority to seek the return of the parcel; and 
(8) in reliance on this intent, the Tribes have committed 
over $2,500,000 to infrastructure improvements to the parcel, 
including roads and sewer and water systems, and have 
approved plans to further develop the parcel for economic pur-
poses, the realization of which is dependent on the ability 
of the Tribes to secure conventional financing. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION 
AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT. 
(a) NONAPPLICATION
OF
LAW.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) shall not apply to the transfer 
of the parcel of real property in Marion County, Oregon, deeded 
by the United States to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 
of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu-
nity of Oregon by quitclaim deed dated June 18, 2002, and recorded 
in the public records of Marion County on June 19, 2002. 
(b) NEW DEED.—The Secretary of the Interior shall issue a 
new deed to the Tribes to the parcel described in subsection (a) 
that shall not include— 
(1) any restriction on the right to alienate the parcel; 
or 
(2) any reference to any provision of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.). 
(c) PROHIBITION ON GAMING.—Class II gaming and class III 
gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 375: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110–276 (Comm. on Natural Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 110–44 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007): 
May 22, considered and passed Senate. 
July 30, considered and passed House. 
et seq.) shall not be conducted on the parcel described in subsection 
(a). 
Approved August 13, 2007. 
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