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[S. 790 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 607
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 790

                          [Report No. 116-307]

To clarify certain provisions of Public Law 103-116, the Catawba Indian 
  Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 13, 2019

   Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Indian Affairs

                            December 9, 2020

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To clarify certain provisions of Public Law 103-116, the Catawba Indian 
  Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. GAMING FACILITY AUTHORIZED.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Gaming Facility Authorized.--The Catawba Indian Nation 
(formerly the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina) is authorized to 
own and operate a gaming facility on the land described in section 2 of 
this Act, in Cleveland County, North Carolina.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.--The facility described 
in subsection (a) shall operate in accordance with the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), except that section 20 of the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719) shall not apply to the 
land described in section 2.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Land in Trust.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
hereby authorized to take the land described in section 2 into trust 
for the purpose of conducting gaming, on behalf of the Catawba Indian 
Nation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Rights Preserved.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided in this Act, nothing in this Act shall prevent any party from 
enforcing all rights, privileges, or prohibitions as contained within 
the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act 
of 1993 (Public Law 103-116).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LAND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The land subject to this Act is described as follows: Real 
property in Cleveland County, North Carolina, beginning on a concrete 
right of way monument having NAD83 NC State Plane Grid Coordinates N: 
536550.60 USFT and E: 1292093.25 USFT and being located N 11-18-59 W 
637.68' (Horizontal Ground Distance) from NCGS ``Dixon'' having NAD83 
NC State Plane Grid Coordinates N: 535925.42 USFT and E: 1292218.36 
USFT; running thence S 35-20-37 W 83.44' to a concrete right of way 
monument; thence along an arc of curve to the left having a radius of 
906.51', an arc length of 357.87', a chord bearing S 68-52-34 W and a 
chord length of 355.55' to a 5/8'' Rebar Set; thence S 57-19-29 W 
498.70' to a 5/8'' Rebar Set; thence along an arc of curve to the right 
having a radius of 1344.39', an arc length of 113.61', a chord bearing 
S 59-44-45 W and a chord length of 113.58' to a 5/8'' Rebar Set; thence 
a new line N 23-34-25 W 751.26' to a 5/8'' Rebar Set; thence a new line 
N 66-25-35 E 1026.64' to a 5/8'' Rebar Set in the Western Right of Way 
Line of State Project 8.2800802; thence with the western right of way 
line N 66-25-35 E 43.71' to a 5/8'' Rebar Set; thence S 23-18-33 E 
151.15' to a \1/2\'' Rebar Found; thence S 23-18-33 E 93.85' to a 5/8'' 
Rebar Set; thence S 67-29-04 W 19.83' to a 5/8'' Rebar Set; thence S 
23-18-56 E 237.04' to a 5/8'' Rebar Set; thence S 17-18-46 E 150.51' to 
the point and place of beginning and containing 16.573 Acres +/- and 
shown as Lot 1 according to a survey by TGS Engineers dated September 
17, 2018. The above described lot contains a portion of the land 
described in DB 1210 PG 167 Tract II, DB 1210 PG 174 Tract II and DB 
1210 PG 174 Tract III as owned by Roadside Truck Plaza, Inc.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CURRENT LAW.

    (a) Land in South Carolina.--Section 14 of the Catawba Indian Tribe 
of South Carolina Claims Settlement Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-116; 
107 Stat. 1136) shall only apply to gaming conducted by the Catawba 
Indian Nation on land located in the State of South Carolina.
    (b) Land in States Other Than South Carolina.--Gaming conducted by 
the Catawba Indian Nation on land located in States other than the 
State of South Carolina shall be subject to--
            (1) the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 
        seq.); and
            (2) sections 1166 through 1168 of title 18, United States 
        Code.

SEC. 3. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS.

    (a) Ratification of Trust Status.--The action taken by the 
Secretary of the Interior on July 10, 2020, to place approximately 17 
acres of land located in Cleveland County, North Carolina, into trust 
for the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation is hereby ratified and 
confirmed as if that action had been taken under a Federal law 
specifically authorizing or directing that action.
    (b) Administration.--The land placed into trust for the benefit of 
the Catawba Indian Nation by the Secretary of the Interior on July 10, 
2020, shall be--
            (1) part of the Catawba Reservation and administered in 
        accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable 
        to land held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
        an Indian Tribe; and
            (2) deemed to have been acquired and taken into trust as 
        part of the restoration of land for an Indian Tribe that is 
        restored to Federal recognition pursuant to section 
        20(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 
        2719(b)(1)(B)(iii)).
    (c) Effect.--Nothing in this Act shall--
            (1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim 
        of the Catawba Indian Nation to any land or interest in land in 
        existence before the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) affect any water right of the Catawba Indian Nation in 
        existence before the date of enactment of this Act;
            (3) terminate or limit any access in any way to any right-
        of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the 
        date of enactment of this Act; or
            (4) alter or diminish the right of the Catawba Indian 
        Nation to seek to have additional land taken into trust by the 
        United States for the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation.
                                                       Calendar No. 607

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 790

                          [Report No. 116-307]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To clarify certain provisions of Public Law 103-116, the Catawba Indian 
  Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 9, 2020

                       Reported with an amendment