[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 3642 Referred in Senate (RFS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H.R. 3642


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 1996

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California 
                             Indian Tribes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``California Indian Land Transfer 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR VARIOUS TRIBES OF CALIFORNIA INDIANS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to section 3, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the lands described in 
subsection (b) in connection with each tribe, band, or group of 
California Indians listed in such subsection (including all 
improvements on such lands and appurtenances to such lands) are hereby 
declared to be held in trust status by the United States for the 
benefit of such tribe, band, or group.
    (b) Lands Described.--The lands described in this subsection, 
comprising approximately 1,144.23 acres, and the related tribe, band, 
or group, are as follows:
            (1) Pit river tribe.--Lands with respect to the Pit River 
        Tribe; 560 acres located as follows:

    Township 42 North, Range 13 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

    Section 3:
            S\1/2\ of NW\1/4\, NW\1/4\ of NW\1/4\, 120 acres.

                    Township 43 North, Range 13 East

    Section 1:
            N\1/2\ of NE\1/4\, 80 acres,
    Section 22:
            SE\1/4\ of SE\1/4\, 40 acres,
    Section 25:
            SE\1/4\ of NW\1/4\, 40 acres,
    Section 26:
            SW\1/4\ of SE\1/4\, 40 acres,
    Section 27:
            SE\1/4\ of NW\1/4\, 40 acres,
    Section 28:
            NE\1/4\ of SW\1/4\, 40 acres,
    Section 32:
            SE\1/4\ of SE\1/4\, 40 acres,
    Section 34:
            SE\1/4\ of NW\1/4\, 40 acres,

    Township 44 North, Range 14 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

    Section 31:
            S\1/2\ of SW\1/4\, 80 acres.
            (2) Bridgeport paiute indian colony.--Lands with respect to 
        the Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony; 40 acres located as 
        follows:

    Township 5 North, Range 25 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

    Section 28:
            SW\1/4\ of NE\1/4\.
            (3) Utu utu gwaitu paiute tribe.--Lands with respect to Utu 
        Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Benton Paiute Reservation; 240 acres 
        located as follows:

    Township 2 South, Range 31 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

    Section 11:
            SE\1/4\ and E\1/2\ of SW\1/4\.
            (4) Fort independence community of paiute indians.--Lands 
        with respect to the Fort Independence Community of Paiute 
        Indians; 200 acres located as follows:

    Township 13 South, Range 34 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

    Section 1:
            W\1/2\ of Lot 5 in the NE\1/4\, Lot 3, E\1/2\ of Lot 4, and 
        E\1/2\ of Lot 5 in the NW\1/4\.
            (5) Barona group of capitan grande band of mission 
        indians.--Lands with respect to the Barona Group of Capitan 
        Grande Band of Mission Indians; 5.03 acres located as follows:

   Township 14 South, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Base and Meridian

    Section 7, Lot 15.
            (6) Morongo band of mission indians.--Lands with respect to 
        the Morongo Band of Mission Indians; approximately 40 acres 
        located as follows:

    Township 3 South, Range 2 East, San Bernardino Base and Meridian

    Section 20:
            NW\1/4\ of NE\1/4\.
            (7) Pala band of mission indians.--Lands with respect to 
        the Pala Band of Mission Indians; 59.20 acres located as 
        follows:

    Township 9 South, Range 2 West, San Bernardino Base and Meridian

    Section 13, Lot 1, and Section 14, Lots 1, 2, 3.

SEC. 3. EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Existing Rights Preserved.--The declaration contained in 
section 2 shall be subject to valid existing rights in effect on the 
day before the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Notice of Cancellation of Grazing Privileges.--Grazing 
privileges on the lands described in section 2 shall terminate two 
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Proceeds From Rents and Royalties Transferred to Indians.--
Amounts which accrue to the United States after the date of the 
enactment of this Act from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals 
relating to any land described in section 2 shall be available for use 
or obligation, in such manner and for such purposes as the Assistant 
Secretary, Indian Affairs, may approve, by the tribe, band, or group of 
Indians for whose benefit such land is held after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    (d) Laws Governing Lands To Be Held In Trust.--Any lands which are 
to be held in trust for the benefit of any tribe, band, or group of 
Indians pursuant to this Act shall be added to the existing reservation 
of the tribe, band, or group, and the official boundaries of the 
reservation shall be modified accordingly. These lands shall be subject 
to the laws of the United States relating to Indian land in the same 
manner and to the same extent as other lands held in trust for such 
tribe, band, or group on the day before the date of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 10, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.