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                                                 Union Calendar No. 231
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 374

                          [Report No. 109-422]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned 
          reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2005

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

                             April 25, 2006

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               26, 2005]

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned 
          reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe.

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

SEC. 1. PUYALLUP INDIAN TRIBE LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall--
            (1) accept the conveyance of the parcels of land within the 
        Puyallup Reservation described in subsection (b); and
            (2) hold the land in trust for the benefit of the Puyallup 
        Indian tribe.
    (b) Land Description.--The parcels of land referred to in 
subsection (a) are as follows:
            (1) Parcel a.--Lot B, boundary line adjustment 9508150496, 
        as depicted on the map dated August 15, 1995, held in the 
        records of the Pierce County Auditor, situated in the city of 
        Fife, county of Pierce, State of Washington.
            (2) Parcel b.--
                    (A) In general.--Parcel B shall be comprised of 
                land situated in the city of Fife, county of Pierce, 
                State of Washington, more particularly described as 
                follows:
                            (i) Lots 3 and 4, Pierce County Short Plat 
                        No. 8908020412, as depicted on the map dated 
                        August 2, 1989, held in the records of the 
                        Pierce County Auditor, together with portion of 
                        SR 5 abutting lot 4, conveyed by the deed 
                        recorded under Recording No. 9309070433, 
                        described as follows:
                                    (I) That portion of Government lot 
                                1, sec. 07, T. 20 N., R. 4 E., of the 
                                Willamette Meridian, described as 
                                commencing at Highway Engineer's 
                                Station AL 26 6+38.0 P.O.T. on the AL26 
                                line survey of SR 5, Tacoma to King 
                                County line.
                                    (II) Thence S88 deg.5430" E., 
                                along the north line of said lot 1 a 
                                distance of 95 feet to the true point 
                                of beginning.
                                    (III) Thence S01 deg.0530" W87.4 
                                feet.
                                    (IV) Thence westerly to a point 
                                opposite Highway Engineer's Station 
                                AL26 5+50.6 P.O.T. on said AL26 line 
                                survey and 75 feet easterly therefrom.
                                    (V) Thence northwesterly to a point 
                                opposite AL26 5+80.6 on said AL26 line 
                                survey and 55 feet easterly therefrom.
                                    (VI) Thence northerly parallel with 
                                said line survey to the north line of 
                                said lot 1.
                                    (VII) Thence N88 deg.5430" E., to 
                                the true point of beginning.
                            (ii) Chicago Title Insurance Company Order 
                        No. 4293514 lot A boundary line adjustment 
                        recorded under Recording No. 9508150496, as 
                        depicted on the map dated August 15, 1995, held 
                        in the records of the Pierce County Auditor.
                    (B) Exclusion.--Excluded from Parcel B shall be 
                that portion of lot 4 conveyed to the State of 
                Washington by deed recorded under recording number 
                9308100165 and more particularly described as follows:
                            (i) Commencing at the northeast corner of 
                        said lot 4.
                            (ii) Thence N89 deg.5330" W., along the 
                        north line of said lot 4 a distance of 147.44 
                        feet to the true point of beginning and a point 
                        of curvature.
                            (iii) Thence southwesterly along a curve to 
                        the left, the center of which bears 
                        S0 deg.0630" W., 55.00 feet distance, through 
                        a central angle of 89 deg.0100", an arc 
                        distance of 85.45 feet.
                            (iv) Thence S01 deg.0530" W., 59.43 feet.
                            (v) Thence N88 deg.5430" W., 20.00 feet to 
                        a point on the westerly line of said lot 4.
                            (vi) Thence N0 deg.5710" E., along said 
                        westerly line 113.15 feet to the northwest 
                        corner of said lot 4.
                            (vii) Thence S89 deg.5330" east along said 
                        north line, a distance of 74.34 feet to the 
                        true point of beginning.
            (3) Additional lots.--Any lots acquired by the Puyallup 
        Indian tribe located in block 7846, 7850, 7945, 7946, 7949, 
        7950, 8045, or 8049 in the Indian Addition to the city of 
        Tacoma, State of Washington.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 231

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 374

                          [Report No. 109-422]

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                                 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned 
          reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 25, 2006

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed