109 HR 680 IH: To direct the Secretary of 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. U.S. House of Representatives 2005-02-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 680 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2005 Mr. Cannon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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° 21° 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° 39° East, perpendicular to the highway, 528.0 feet; thence South 26° 31° West, 354.6 feet; thence North 63° 29° West, 439.3 feet to said highway; thence North 8° 21° 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.