[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 2464 Referred in Senate (RFS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2464


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 1996

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend Public Law 103-93 to provide additional lands within the State 
  of Utah for the Goshute Indian Reservation, 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. ADDITION OF CERTAIN UTAH STATE LANDS TO GOSHUTE INDIAN 
              RESERVATION.

    The Utah Schools and Lands Improvement Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 995) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 11 as section 12; and
            (2) by inserting after section 10 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 11. ADDITIONAL GOSHUTE INDIAN RESERVATION LANDS.

    ``(a) Further Additions to Goshute Reservation.--In addition to the 
lands described in section 3, for the purpose of securing in trust for 
the Goshute Indian Tribe certain additional public lands and lands 
belonging to the State of Utah, which comprise approximately 8,000 
acres of surface and subsurface estate, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled `Additional Utah-Goshute Exchange', dated July 1, 1994, 
such public lands and State lands are hereby declared to be part of the 
Goshute Indian Reservation in the State of Utah effective upon the 
completion of conveyance of the State lands from the State of Utah and 
acceptance of title by the United States.
    ``(b) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
to acquire through exchange those lands and interests in land described 
in subsection (a) which are owned by the State of Utah, subject to 
valid existing rights.
    ``(c) Application of Prior Provisions.--(1) Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the remaining provisions of this Act which are 
applicable to the lands to be transferred to the Goshute Indian Tribe 
pursuant to section 3 shall also apply to the lands subject to this 
section.
    ``(2) The Goshute Indian Tribe will be responsible for payment of 
the costs of appraisal of the lands to be acquired pursuant to this 
section, which costs shall be paid prior to the transfer of such 
lands.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.