[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 854 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 854


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2006

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
To provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu 
                             Paiute Tribe.

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

SECTION 1. LANDS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.

    (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 subsection (b) are hereby 
declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Benton Paiute Reservation.
    (b) Land Description.--The lands to be held in trust pursuant to 
subsection (a) are the approximately 240 acres described as follows: 
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, Township 2 South, Range 31 East Section 
11: SE \1/4\ and E \1/2\ of SW \1/4\.
    (c) Gaming Restriction.--Lands taken into trust pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall not be considered to have been taken into trust 
for, and shall not be eligible for, class II gaming or class III gaming 
(as those terms are used in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 
2701 et seq.)).

            Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.