Nevada Native Nations Land Act 2016-10-07 Public Law (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 12, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Nevada Native Nations Land Act

(Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of:

  • the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land;
  • the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, 82 acres of Forest Service land;
  • the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, 941 acres of BLM land;
  • the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 13,434 acres of BLM land;
  • the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 6,357 acres of BLM land; and
  • the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, 31,269 acres of BLM land.

The lands held for these tribes shall be part of their respective reservations.

(Sec. 4) Gaming is prohibited on these lands.

]]> 2016-09-29 Passed Senate without amendment (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 12, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Nevada Native Nations Land Act

(Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of:

  • the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land;
  • the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, 82 acres of Forest Service land;
  • the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, 941 acres of BLM land;
  • the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 13,434 acres of BLM land;
  • the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 6,357 acres of BLM land; and
  • the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, 31,269 acres of BLM land.

The lands held for these tribes shall be part of their respective reservations.

(Sec. 4) Gaming is prohibited on these lands.

]]> 2016-06-07 Passed House amended (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 12, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Nevada Native Nations Land Act

(Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of:

  • the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land;
  • the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, 82 acres of Forest Service land;
  • the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, 941 acres of BLM land;
  • the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 13,434 acres of BLM land;
  • the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 6,357 acres of BLM land; and
  • the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe 31,269 acres of BLM land.

The lands held for these tribes shall be part of their respective reservations.

(Sec. 4) Gaming is prohibited on these lands.

]]> 2016-04-12 Reported to House amended Nevada Native Nations Land Act

(Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of:

  • the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land;
  • the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, 82 acres of Forest Service land;
  • the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, 941 acres of BLM land;
  • the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 13,434 acres of BLM land;
  • the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 6,357 acres of BLM land; and
  • the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe 31,269 acres of BLM land.

The lands held for these tribes shall be part of their respective reservations.

(Sec. 4) Gaming is prohibited on these lands.

]]> 2015-06-11 Introduced in House Nevada Native Nations Land Act

This bill declares that the United States holds in trust the following lands for the benefit of:

  • the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, approximately 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land;
  • the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, approximately 82 acres of Forest Service land;
  • the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, approximately 941 acres of BLM land;
  • the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, approximately 13,434 acres of BLM land;
  • the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, approximately 6,357 acres of BLM land; and
  • the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe approximately 31,269 acres of BLM land.

The lands held for such Tribes shall be part of their respective reservations.

Lands held in trust under this Act shall not be eligible for Class II and class III gaming.

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