113 HR 2455 IH: Nevada Native Nations Lands Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-06-20
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Nevada Native Nations Lands
Act
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Title I—Elko Motocross and Tribal Land Transfer
Sec. 101. Definition of Secretary.
Subtitle A—Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of
Nevada
Sec. 111. Definitions.
Sec. 112. Sale of land to Elko County.
Subtitle B—Trust land for Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone
Indians of Nevada
Sec. 121. Land to be held in trust for the Te-moak Tribe of
Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada.
Title II—Trust Land for Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe
Sec. 201. Land to be held in trust for the Fort McDermitt
Paiute and Shoshone Tribe.
Sec. 202. Offset of Claim.
Title III—Shoshone Paiute Tribes Land into Trust
Sec. 301. Land to be held in trust for the Shoshone Paiute
Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
Title IV—Summit Lake Paiute Tribe Land into Trust
Sec. 401. Land to be held in trust for the Summit Lake Paiute
Tribe.
Title V—South Fork Band Council Land Into Trust
Sec. 501. Land to be held in trust for the South Fork Band
Council.
Title VI—Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Land Into Trust
Sec. 601. Land to be held in trust for the Reno-Sparks Indian
Colony.
Title VII—Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Land Into Trust
Sec. 701. Land to be held in trust for the Pyramid Lake Paiute
Tribe.
<enum>I</enum><header>Elko
Motocross and Tribal Land Transfer</header>
<section id="HA6833A43FCEC44B1A7BB13AA6E42DAF5"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definition of
Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</section><subtitle id="HF3088F1D8FE74E21AE7B60A3A6B9ADFF"><enum>A</enum><header>Te-moak Tribe of
Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada</header>
<section id="HEF3DFB37B0574E6EB2118A4E48B8DE82"><enum>111.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H9205859A741141DF83B26EAAA85FA7CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>City</header><text>The
term <term>city</term> means the city of Elko, Nevada.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA11500B3E7304764A9D5F4853D8D1C55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>County</header><text>The
term <term>county</term> means the county of Elko, Nevada.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95A1CEBE41DA48CB98D7465D344FAF8A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Elko Motocross Park</quote>
and dated April 19, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8F248A1C6B1F41A983C004BCE7949AAE"><enum>112.</enum><header>Sale of land to
Elko County</header>
<subsection id="H7A1E367C0FF84332823C58F09FF2AD8A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, subject to valid existing rights and the provisions of this section,
the Secretary shall convey to the county, for fair market value, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9C47E1FDAB26463AA33006711596117C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text>The land referred to in subsection (a) consists of
approximately 275 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Elko
District, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map as <quote>Elko Motocross
Park</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H18456669D50D4B62BBD230696EC3BD5A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map and legal
description</header>
<paragraph id="H24286F8EBAE54DEFA7F0D24D152F0D0C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal description of the parcel to
be conveyed under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8036DFC0E02A44D1B12D18602E527C2B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minor
errors</header><text>The Secretary may correct any minor error in the map or
the legal description.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D1BF759ED8642BE808D712D0EE6E456"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E952FB5F9E646CBBEFC81BBD15EEF10"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of conveyed
land</header><text>The land conveyed under this section shall be used only as a
motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area, or for any
other public purpose consistent with uses allowed under the Act of June 14,
1926 (commonly known as the <quote>Recreation and Public Purposes Act</quote>),
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/869">43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9655F75538E449CA91A1CF148AFD4CCB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administrative
costs</header><text>The Secretary shall require the county to pay all survey
costs and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and
completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, the land described in
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDFDC35369F1A4EB6B1DE6792DA6355E4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If
the land conveyed under this section ceases to be used for a public purpose in
accordance with subsection (d), the land shall, at the discretion of the
Secretary, revert to the United States.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HD66DDB2E5D0443CAAEDB688660975CD5"><enum>B</enum><header>Trust land for
Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada </header>
<section id="HE56A7830AE134F5DB6A76B236F95A23D"><enum>121.</enum><header>Land to be held
in trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada</header>
<subsection id="HEDA3FDBA1AB244658C68592D06463483"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection
(b)—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9CEC19F7FB5435FAE1B7E55003BC3DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be held in trust by the United States
for the benefit and use of the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of
Nevada (referred to in this subtitle as the <quote>Tribe</quote>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H364DB3FF11CD474EB3D5B3AF8BCCB293"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be part of
the reservation of the Tribe.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H49DC55F261A04D05958726BBA3CCB1A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text>The land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately
373 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally
depicted on the map as <quote>Expansion Area</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H708DD8DFDE504A3A8D63234C7FCDC60F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Te-moak Tribal Land
Expansion</quote>, dated April 19, 2013, and on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEF1DD75952574FD4AA1D717E9211436B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Survey</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of
the land taken into trust under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB4DAA0E32A974E19B13A78E8405365D5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of trust
land</header>
<paragraph id="H745894D3B96548EFA53E6AE460C88EAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Gaming</header><text>Land
taken into trust under subsection (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to
have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those
terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
2703)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A2D0D43B27B4280AECCA2AC17FDEEBE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>General
uses</header>
<subparagraph id="HE22CCE9F64AF45909845D9F06EF7FD6D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Tribe shall use the land taken into trust under
subsection (a) only for—</text>
<clause id="H688FC4744FBD41F9ABAFF1AF1B53BD3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>traditional and
customary uses;</text>
</clause><clause id="H71E37338900842CA93A162F5D0CB9489"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>stewardship
conservation for the benefit of the Tribe; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H45176C95D5DF4DF485901C56511F548D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>residential or
recreational development.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67294026948A402E9B47EDAABEE8B87B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
uses</header><text>If the Tribe uses any portion of the land taken into trust
under subsection (a) for a purpose other than a purpose described in
subparagraph (A), the Tribe shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is equal
to the fair market value of the portion of the land, as determined by an
appraisal.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF81BE540F3AC40B1A4098EC90F93BB35"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Thinning;
landscape restoration</header><text>With respect to the land taken into trust
under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation and coordination with the
Tribe, may carry out any fuels reduction and other landscape restoration
activities on the land that is beneficial to the Tribe and the Bureau of Land
Management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Trust Land for
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe </header>
<section id="HC30DC3CF75C54F818FB3707EC6512D1E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Land to be held
in trust for the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe</header>
<subsection id="H1D6A2C4F1A1C4413B6242E9D777DE9C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to existing
valid rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
land described in subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph id="H636C56AD4FBE4B26A93CC28527E3DDA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be held in
trust by the United States for the benefit of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and
Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1FEE5248C2364A8CA78C7ACCA8AAF907"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be part of
the reservation of that Indian tribe.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CB265B46BB649B3BF237ABF08202ACF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 19,094.16 acres of land located near
highway 95 south of McDermitt, Nevada, in Humboldt County, Nevada, generally
depicted as <quote>Reservation Expansion Lands</quote> on the map titled
<quote>Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation Expansion Act</quote> and dated
February 21, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDC4CB898A11E4A58BF4AE68250A1B336"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The map referred to in subsection (b) shall
be on file and available for public inspection at the Bureau of Land Management
Nevada State Office and Winnemucca District Office.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H56343E3D7FAF4FFCAE23B269A2E22A51"><enum>202.</enum><header>Offset of
Claim</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Indian Claims
Commission shall determine, in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of
the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the beneficial
interest of the land held in trust pursuant to this Act should or should not be
set off against any claim against the United States determined by the
Commission.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Shoshone Paiute
Tribes Land into Trust</header>
<section id="H33C316ABA76E4D84A7293D822989DB1F"><enum>301.</enum><header>Land to be held
in trust for the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian
Reservation</header>
<subsection id="H252EA9F51EAC4B6CA6642D1DF7BE3982"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid
existing easements and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (including
improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and the parcel of
National Forest System land in Owyhee, Nevada, described in subsection (b) is
hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7E6D030D321B40EFA062E442B3EDAA51"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 82.2 acres of land generally depicted as
the <quote>Proposed Acquisition Site</quote> on the map titled <quote>Mountain
City Administrative Site</quote> and dated January 2, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9968B99E58614BA2BF4C5A79BBF8FB97"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public
inspection at the office of the Regional Forester, Intermountain Region.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Summit Lake
Paiute Tribe Land into Trust</header>
<section commented="no" id="H2AF2317F092A44C691B05C49E31059A5"><enum>401.</enum><header>Land to be held
in trust for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe</header>
<subsection id="H68FFAC271E074F78A9CD3F6DCFCC21D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid
existing easements and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (including
improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the land
described in subsection (b) is hereby declared to be held in trust by the
United States for the benefit of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9996B4B20F4E461BAB60D0B59DBC8F0C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 880 acres depicted as <quote>Reservation
Conveyance Lands</quote> on the map titled <quote>Summit Lake Indian
Reservation Conveyance</quote> and dated February 28, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE03658E23224449EB5EA1A22D4A9AA9F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The map referred to in subsection (b) shall
be on file and available for public inspection at the office of the Bureau of
Land Management Nevada State Office and Winnemucca District Office.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>South
Fork Band Council Land Into Trust</header>
<section id="H226828A7D7A14BCFB583AD5BF8E386C2"><enum>501.</enum><header>Land to be held
in trust for the South Fork Band Council</header>
<subsection id="HE9E13D9CB0274D3695122962B055A8FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid
existing easements and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (including
improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the land
described in subsection (b) is hereby declared to be held in trust by the
United States for the benefit of the South Fork Band Council.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2D200CDDCE5F491AB70585C9ECAA50B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
Land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 26,278 acres depicted as <quote>Reservation
Expansion Lands</quote> on the map titled <quote>South Fork Indian Reservation
Expansion</quote> and dated June 13, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAC5B180D6982475F9EF3579D172ABD52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public
inspection at the office of the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office
and Elko District Office.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Reno-Sparks
Indian Colony Land Into Trust</header>
<section id="HBFC6F9330775478CB6498BA17B91289F"><enum>601.</enum><header>Land to be held
in trust for the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony</header>
<subsection id="HBD6FDC172ECD41DAB4A7539932CCA342"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid
existing easements and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (including
improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the land
described in subsection (b) is hereby declared to be held in trust by the
United States for the benefit of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H76541BF958A742A3864F5DBBD648A4EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
Land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 11,180 acres depicted as <quote>Colony
Expansion Lands</quote> on the map titled <quote>Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Expansion</quote> and dated May 28, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEE49257B4A2D4AFDAC847046B83A53C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public
inspection at the office of the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office
and Carson City District Office.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Pyramid Lake
Paiute Tribe Land Into Trust</header>
<section id="H478C59E75C0F4AA194A20181E1E21528"><enum>701.</enum><header>Land to be held
in trust for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe</header>
<subsection id="H8854E9CE72AE4C4C8B8AA0D998E401CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid
existing easements and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (including
improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the land
described in subsection (b) is hereby declared to be held in trust by the
United States for the benefit of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9F0CD6AE88774D75BF146028F295B028"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
Land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land referred to in
subsection (a) is the approximately 24,054 acres depicted as <quote>Reservation
Expansion Lands BLM Only</quote> on the map titled <quote>Pyramid Lake Indian
Reservation Expansion</quote> and dated June 13, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2AAFD2BBBF404315897D8FA993270F6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public
inspection at the office of the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office
and Carson City District Office.</text>
</subsection></section>