[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 908 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 908

To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation 
              of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 5, 2011

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation 
              of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE SILETZ TRIBE OF THE 
              STATE OF OREGON.

    Section 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 
711e) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Treatment of Certain Property.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may accept title to any 
        additional number of acres of real property located within the 
        boundaries of the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation 
        established by Executive Order dated November 9, 1855, 
        comprised of land within the political boundaries of Benton, 
        Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties in the 
        State of Oregon, if that real property is conveyed or otherwise 
        transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the tribe.
            ``(2) Treatment as part of reservation.--Subject to 
        paragraph (3), all real property that is taken into trust under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) be considered and evaluated as an on-
                reservation acquisition under part 151.10 of title 25, 
                Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); 
                and
                    ``(B) become part of the reservation of the tribe.
            ``(3) Approval of county governments.--
                    ``(A) Definition of county.--In this paragraph, the 
                term `County' means the following counties in the State 
                of Oregon:
                            ``(i) Benton County.
                            ``(ii) Douglas County.
                            ``(iii) Lane County.
                            ``(iv) Lincoln County.
                            ``(v) Tillamook County.
                            ``(vi) Yamhill County.
                    ``(B) Notification to secretary.--
                            ``(i) Opt-in.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Subject to 
                                clause (iii), any real property taken 
                                into trust under this subsection shall 
                                be considered and evaluated as an on-
                                reservation acquisition under part 
                                151.10 of title 25, Code of Federal 
                                Regulations (or successor regulations), 
                                if the Board of County Commissioners or 
                                other appropriate County executive of 
                                the County in which the real property 
                                is located submits to the Secretary 
                                written approval of that consideration 
                                and evaluation in the form of a 
                                resolution or other appropriate 
                                governing document.
                                    ``(II) Action by secretary.--If a 
                                Board of County Commissioners or other 
                                appropriate County executive submits 
                                written approval to the Secretary under 
                                subclause (I), the Secretary shall 
                                consider and evaluate in accordance 
                                with subclause (I) any real property 
                                taken into trust in that County under 
                                this subsection by not later than 30 
                                days after the date on which the 
                                Secretary receives the written 
                                approval.
                            ``(ii) Other acquisitions.--If a Board of 
                        County Commissioners or other appropriate 
                        County executive does not submit written 
                        approval to the Secretary under subclause (I), 
                        any real property taken into trust in that 
                        County under this subsection shall be 
                        considered and evaluated under the appropriate 
                        provisions of part 151 of title 25, Code of 
                        Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), 
                        as determined by the Secretary.
                            ``(iii) Opt-out.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--A Board of 
                                County Commissioners or other 
                                appropriate County executive that 
                                submits written approval to the 
                                Secretary under clause (i)(I) may 
                                revoke that approval by submitting to 
                                the Secretary written documentation of 
                                the revocation in the form of a 
                                resolution or other appropriate 
                                governing document for--
                                            ``(aa) any real property 
                                        taken into trust in that County 
                                        under this subsection; or
                                            ``(bb) a specific 
                                        transaction in which real 
                                        property is taken into trust in 
                                        that County under this 
                                        subsection.
                                    ``(II) No retroactivity.--Any 
                                revocation submitted under subclause 
                                (I) shall apply only to real property 
                                that is taken into trust on or after 
                                the date on which the Secretary 
                                receives the revocation.
                                    ``(III) Action by secretary.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--If a 
                                        Board of County Commissioners 
                                        or other appropriate County 
                                        executive submits a revocation 
                                        to the Secretary under 
                                        subclause (I)(aa), the 
                                        Secretary shall consider and 
                                        evaluate any real property 
                                        taken into trust in that County 
                                        under the appropriate 
                                        provisions of part 151 of title 
                                        25, Code of Federal Regulations 
                                        (or successor regulations), as 
                                        determined by the Secretary, by 
                                        not later than 30 days after 
                                        the date on which the Secretary 
                                        receives the revocation.
                                            ``(bb) Specific 
                                        transactions.--If a Board of 
                                        County Commissioners or other 
                                        appropriate County executive 
                                        submits a revocation to the 
                                        Secretary under subclause 
                                        (I)(bb), the Secretary shall 
                                        consider and evaluate that 
                                        specific transaction in which 
                                        real property is taken into 
                                        trust in that County under this 
                                        subsection under the 
                                        appropriate provisions of part 
                                        151 of title 25, Code of 
                                        Federal Regulations (or 
                                        successor regulations), as 
                                        determined by the Secretary, 
                                        beginning on the date on which 
                                        the Secretary receives the 
                                        revocation.
            ``(4) Prohibition on gaming.--Any real property taken into 
        trust under paragraph (1) shall not be eligible, or used, for 
        any gaming activity carried out under the Indian Gaming 
        Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.A. 2701 et seq.).''.
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