[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4222 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4222


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2012

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the 
 United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua 
            Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Tucson 
        Unified School District, a school district recognized as such 
        under the laws of the State of Arizona.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map titled ``Pascua 
        Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act'' and dated April 23, 2012.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Pascua Yaqui Tribe 
        of Arizona, a federally recognized Indian tribe.

SEC. 3. LANDS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.

    (a) Parcel A.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to the Federal lands of 
approximately 10 acres shown on the map as Parcel A are declared held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.
    (b) Parcel B.--Immediately upon the Secretary's receipt from the 
District of the abandonment of its possessory interest of the lands of 
approximately 10 acres shown on the map as Parcel B, subject to valid 
existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal lands shown on the map as Parcel B are declared held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.

SEC. 4. GAMING PROHIBITION.

    The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on the lands held in 
trust under this Act, as a matter of claimed inherent authority or 
under the authority of any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or under any regulations 
thereunder promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming 
Commission.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.