[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 338 Referred in House (RFH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 338


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2009

             Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify the date as of 
  which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is 
 deemed to be held in trust and to provide for the conduct of certain 
                        activities on the land.

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

SECTION 1. LYTTON RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA.

    Section 819 of the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act (Public Law 106-
568; 114 Stat. 2919) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Notwithstanding'' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Acceptance of Land.--Notwithstanding'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``The Secretary'' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Declaration.--The Secretary''; and
            (3) by striking the third sentence and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Treatment of Land for Purposes of Class II Gaming.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), 
        notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Lytton 
        Rancheria of California may conduct activities for class II 
        gaming (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
        Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) on the land taken into trust under this 
        section.
            ``(2) Requirement.--The Lytton Rancheria of California 
        shall not expand the exterior physical measurements of any 
        facility on the Lytton Rancheria in use for class II gaming 
        activities on the date of enactment of this paragraph.
    ``(d) Treatment of Land for Purposes of Class III Gaming.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), for purposes of class III gaming (as 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 
2703)), the land taken into trust under this section shall be treated, 
for purposes of section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2719), as if the land was acquired on October 9, 2003, the date 
on which the Secretary took the land into trust.''.

            Passed the Senate March 12, 2009.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.