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[S. 375 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.375

                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
            the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven


                                 An Act


 
  To waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property transferred by the 
 United States to 2 Indian tribes in the State of Oregon, and for other 
                                purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
    With respect to the parcel of real property in Marion County, 
Oregon, deeded by the United States to the Confederated Tribes of 
Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 
Community of Oregon by quitclaim deed dated June 18, 2002, and recorded 
in the public records of Marion County on June 19, 2002, Congress finds 
that--
        (1) the parcel of land described in the quitclaim deed, 
    comprising approximately 19.86 acres of land originally used as 
    part of the Chemawa Indian School, was transferred by the United 
    States in 1973 and 1974 to the State of Oregon for use for highway 
    and associated road projects;
        (2) Interstate Route 5 and the Salem Parkway were completed, 
    and in 1988 the Oregon Department of Transportation deeded the 
    remaining acreage of the parcel back to the United States;
        (3) the United States could no longer use the returned acreage 
    for the administration of Indian affairs, and determined it would 
    be most appropriate to transfer the property to the Confederated 
    Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of 
    the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
        (4) on request of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of 
    Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of 
    Oregon, the United States transferred the parcel jointly to the 
    Tribes for economic development and other purposes under the Indian 
    Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 
    seq.);
        (5) the transfer of the parcel was memorialized by the United 
    States in 2 documents, including--
            (A) an agreement titled ``Agreement for Transfer of 
        Federally Owned Buildings, Improvements, Facilities and/or Land 
        from the United States of America the [sic] Confederated Tribes 
        of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated 
        Tribes of Siletz Tribe [sic] of Oregon'', dated June 21, 2001; 
        and
            (B) a quitclaim deed dated June 18, 2002, and recorded in 
        the public records of Marion County, Oregon, on June 19, 2002 
        (reel 1959, page 84);
        (6) use of the parcel by Tribes for economic development 
    purposes is consistent with the intent and language of the Indian 
    Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 
    seq.) and other Federal Indian law--
            (A) to encourage tribal economic development; and
            (B) to promote economic self-sufficiency for Indian tribes;
        (7) the United States does not desire the return of the parcel 
    and does not intend under any circumstances to take action under 
    the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
    U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or any other legal authority to seek the return 
    of the parcel; and
        (8) in reliance on this intent, the Tribes have committed over 
    $2,500,000 to infrastructure improvements to the parcel, including 
    roads and sewer and water systems, and have approved plans to 
    further develop the parcel for economic purposes, the realization 
    of which is dependent on the ability of the Tribes to secure 
    conventional financing.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND 
EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT.
    (a) Nonapplication of Law.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.) shall not apply to the transfer of the parcel of 
real property in Marion County, Oregon, deeded by the United States to 
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon and the 
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon by quitclaim 
deed dated June 18, 2002, and recorded in the public records of Marion 
County on June 19, 2002.
    (b) New Deed.--The Secretary of the Interior shall issue a new deed 
to the Tribes to the parcel described in subsection (a) that shall not 
include--
        (1) any restriction on the right to alienate the parcel; or
        (2) any reference to any provision of the Indian Self-
    Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
    (c) Prohibition on Gaming.--Class II gaming and class III gaming 
under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall 
not be conducted on the parcel described in subsection (a).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.