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[S. 3192 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                      Calendar No. 1041
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3192

                          [Report No. 110-480]

To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow Creek Band of 
      Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the 
 Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year 
                    lease authority for trust land.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 25, 2008

 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Smith) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

           September 22 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

Reported by Mr. Dorgan, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow Creek Band of 
      Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the 
 Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year 
                    lease authority for trust land.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LAND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 
9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``That (a) 
        any restricted'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SECTION 1. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LAND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Authorized Purposes; Term; Approval by Secretary.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Authorized purposes.--Any 
        restricted'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in the second sentence--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``All leases so granted 
                shall be for a term of not to exceed twenty-five years, 
                except leases'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Term.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), each lease granted pursuant 
                to paragraph (1) shall be for a term of not longer than 
                25 years.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Leases of certain areas.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), leases'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (B) (as designated by 
                subparagraph (A))--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``leases of the 
                        the'' and inserting ``leases of 
                        the'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting ``land held in 
                        trust for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of 
                        Indians, land held in trust for the Coquille 
                        Indian Tribe, and land held in trust for the 
                        Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of 
                        Oregon'' after ``Devils Lake Sioux 
                        Reservation,''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by striking ``which may be 
                        for a term of not to exceed ninety-nine years, 
                        and except leases'' and inserting the 
                        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>``shall be for a term of not longer than 99 
                years.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Leases for grazing purposes.--
                Leases''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subparagraph (C) (as designated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``which'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``Leases 
        for public'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Approval by secretary.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Leases for public''; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Prior to 
        approval of'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Conditions for approval.--Before 
                approving''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LAND.

    Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 
(25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended in the second sentence--
            (1) by inserting ``, land held in trust for the Cow Creek 
        Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon, land held in trust for the 
        Coquille Tribe of Oregon, and land held in trust for the 
        Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon'' after 
        ``Devils Lake Sioux Reservation''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and except leases of land held in trust 
        for the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo 
        Reservation, California, which may be for a term not to exceed 
        50 years,'' before ``and except''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the Act of 
        August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua 
        Indians of Oregon, the Coquille Tribe of Oregon, and the 
        Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon, to 
        obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land, and to authorize 
        the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo 
        Reservation, California, to obtain 50-year lease authority for 
        trust land.''.
                                                      Calendar No. 1041

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3192

                          [Report No. 110-480]

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow Creek Band of 
      Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the 
 Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year 
                    lease authority for trust land.

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           September 22 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title