[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 1382 Referred in House (RFH)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1382


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2005

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To require the Secretary of the Interior to accept the conveyance of 
   certain land, to be held in trust for the benefit of the Puyallup 
                             Indian tribe.

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

SECTION 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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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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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06'30" 
                        W., 55.00 feet distance, through a central 
                        angle of 8901'00", an arc distance of 85.45 
                        feet.
                            (iv) Thence S0105'30" W., 59.43 feet.
                            (v) Thence N8854'30" W., 20.00 feet to a 
                        point on the westerly line of said lot 4.
                            (vi) Thence N057'10" E., along said 
                        westerly line 113.15 feet to the northwest 
                        corner of said lot 4.
                            (vii) Thence S89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.

            Passed the Senate October 24, 2005.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.