[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1840 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1840

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 2, 1999

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   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 valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands, including 
improvements and appurtenances, described in a paragraph of subsection 
(b) in connection with the respective tribe, band, or group of Indians 
named in such paragraph are hereby declared to be held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of such tribe, band, or group. Real 
property taken into trust pursuant to this subsection shall not be 
considered to have been taken into trust for gaming (as that term is 
used in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)).
    (b) Lands Described.--The lands described in this subsection, 
comprising approximately 3525.8 acres, and the respective tribe, band, 
or group, are as follows:
            (1) Pit river tribe.--Lands to be held in trust for the Pit 
        River Tribe are comprised of approximately 561.69 acres 
        described as follows:
                            Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

                    Township 42 North, Range 13 East

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

                    Township 43 North, Range 13 East

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

                   Township 44 North, Range 14 East,

    Section 31:
            S\1/2\ SW\1/4\, 80 acres.
            (2) Fort independence community of paiute indians.--Lands 
        to be held in trust for the Fort Independence Community of 
        Paiute Indians are comprised of approximately 200.06 acres 
        described as follows:
                            Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

                    Township 13 South, Range 34 East

    Section 1:
            W\1/2\ of Lot 5 in the NE<plus-minus>\1/4\, Lot 3, E\1/2\ 
        of Lot 4, and E\1/2\ of Lot 5 in the NW\1/4\.
            (3) Barona group of capitan grande band of mission 
        indians.--Lands to be held in trust for the Barona Group of 
        Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians are comprised of 
        approximately 5.03 acres described as follows:
                            San Bernardino Base and Meridian

                    Township 14 South, Range 2 East

    Section 7, Lot 15.
            (4) Cuyapaipe band of mission indians.--Lands to be held in 
        trust for the Cuyapaipe Band of Mission Indians are comprised 
        of approximately 1,360 acres described as follows:
                            San Bernardino Base and Meridian

                    Township 15 South, Range 6 East

    Section 21:
            All of this section.
    Section 31:
            NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    Section 32:
            W\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    Section 33:
            SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\.
            (5) Manzanita band of mission indians.--Lands to be held in 
        trust for the Manzanita Band of Mission Indians are comprised 
        of approximately 1,000.78 acres described as follows:
                            San Bernardino Base and Meridian

                    Township 16 South, Range 6 East

    Section 21:
            Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\.
    Section 25:
            Lots 2 and 5.
    Section 28:
            Lots, 1, 2, 3, and 4, N\1/2\SE\1/4\.
            (6) Morongo band of mission indians.--Lands to be held in 
        trust for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians are comprised of 
        approximately 40 acres described as follows:
                            San Bernardino Base and Meridian

                     Township 3 South, Range 2 East

    Section 20:
            NW\1/4\ of NE\1/4\.
            (7) Pala band of mission indians.--Lands to be held in 
        trust for the Pala Band of Mission Indians are comprised of 
        approximately 59.20 acres described as follows:
                            San Bernardino Base and Meridian

                     Township 9 South, Range 2 West

    Section 13, Lot 1, and Section 14, Lots 1, 2, 3.
            (8) Fort bidwell community of paiute indians.--Lands to be 
        held in trust for the Fort Bidwell Community of Paiute Indians 
        are comprised of approximately 299.04 acres described as 
        follows:
                            Mount Diablo Base and Meridian

                    Township 46 North, Range 16 East

    Section 8:
            SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
    Section 19:
            Lots 5, 6, 7.
            S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
    Section 20:
            Lot 1.

SEC. 3. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) 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 Secretary 
may approve, by the tribe, band, or group of Indians for whose benefit 
such land is taken into trust.
    (b) Notice of Cancellation of Grazing Preferences.--Grazing 
preferences on lands described in section 2 shall terminate 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Laws Governing Lands To Be Held in Trust.--
            (1) In general.--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.
            (2) Applicability of laws of the united states.--The lands 
        referred to in paragraph (1) 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 enactment 
        of this Act
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