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                                                 Union Calendar No. 437
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3982

                          [Report No. 108-715]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land held in 
  trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to the City of Richfield, 
                     Utah, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2004

  Mr. Cannon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

                           September 30, 2004

                    Additional sponsor: Mr. Matheson

                           September 30, 2004

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land held in 
  trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to the City of Richfield, 
                     Utah, 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. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CITY.

    (a) Authorization for Conveyance.--Not later than 90 days after the 
Secretary receives a request from the Tribe and the City to convey all 
right, title, and interest of the United States and the Tribe in and to 
the Property to the City, the Secretary shall take the Property out of 
trust status and convey the Property to the City.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the following conditions:
            (1) Tribal resolution.--Prior to conveying the Property 
        under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the terms 
        of the sale have been approved by a tribal resolution of the 
        Tribe.
            (2) Consideration.--Consideration given by the City for the 
        Property shall be not less than the appraised fair market value 
        of the Property.
            (3) No federal cost.--The City shall pay all costs related 
        to the conveyance authorized under this section.
    (c) Proceeds of Sale.--The proceeds from the conveyance of the 
Property under this section shall be given immediately to the Tribe.
    (d) Failure to Make Conveyance.--If after the Secretary takes the 
Property out of trust status pursuant to subsection (a) the City or the 
Tribe elect not to carry out the conveyance under that subsection, the 
Secretary shall take the Property back into trust for the benefit of 
the Tribe.

SEC. 2. TRIBAL RESERVATION.

    Land acquired by the United States in trust for the Tribe after 
February 17, 1984, shall be part of the Tribe's reservation.

SEC. 3. TRUST LAND FOR SHIVWITS OR KANOSH BANDS.

    If requested to do so by a tribal resolution of the Tribe, the 
Secretary shall take land held in trust by the United States for the 
benefit of the Tribe out of such trust status and take that land into 
trust for the Shivwits or Kanosh Bands of the Paiute Indian Tribe of 
Utah, as so requested by the Tribe.

SEC. 4. CEDAR BAND OF PAIUTES TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 761) is 
amended by striking ``Cedar City'' each place it appears and inserting 
``Cedar''. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to the ``Cedar City Band of Paiute 
Indians'' shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Cedar Band of 
Paiute Indians''.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Richfield, 
        Utah.
            (2) Property.--The term ``Property'' means the parcel of 
        land held by the United States in trust for the Paiute Indian 
        Tribe of Utah located in Section 2, Township 24 South, Range 3 
        West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian, Sevier County, Utah and more 
        particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the 
        East line of the Highway which is West 0.50 chains, more or 
        less, and South 8 deg. 21 deg. West, 491.6 feet from the 
        Northeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 2, 
        Township 24 South, Range 3 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian, 
        and running thence South 81 deg. 39 deg. East, perpendicular to 
        the highway, 528.0 feet; thence South 26 deg. 31 deg. West, 
        354.6 feet; thence North 63 deg. 29 deg. West, 439.3 feet to 
        said highway; thence North 8 deg. 21 deg. East, along Easterly 
        line of said highway 200.0 feet to the point of beginning, 
        containing 3.0 acres more or less.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Paiute Indian 
        Tribe of Utah.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 437

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3982

                          [Report No. 108-715]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land held in 
  trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to the City of Richfield, 
                     Utah, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 30, 2004

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed