117 HR 6032 IH: Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-11-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 117th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 6032 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2021 Mr. Huffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To take certain Federal lands located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act.

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Land held in trust for the Karuk Tribe

(a)

In general

In recognition of the historical use and ongoing relationship between the Karuk Tribe and the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam tracts of land in the ancestral territory of the Karuk Tribe, administrative jurisdiction of these tracts of land are hereby transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior and held in trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, subject to valid existing rights. (b)

Land description

The land taken into trust pursuant to subsection (a) is the approximately 1,031 acres of Federal land located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, and generally depicted as Proposed Area on the map titled Katimiin AreaBoundary Proposal and dated 08–09–2021, including improvements and appurtenances thereto. (c)

Survey

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete a survey of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). (d)

Use of land

(1)

In general

Land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall be used only for traditional and customary uses for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe. (2)

Gaming

Class II and class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall not be allowed on the land taken into trust under subsection (a). (e)

Wild and Scenic Rivers Management

The fact that the land described in subsection (b) is held in trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe shall not affect the status or administration of any component of the national wild and scenic rivers system, including components located on such land.