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[S. 4439 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.4439

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two


                                 An Act


 
To take certain Federal land located in Siskiyou County, California, and 
  Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk 
                     Tribe, 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 ``Katimiin and Ameekyaaraam Sacred 
Lands Act''.
SEC. 2. LAND HELD IN TRUST FOR THE KARUK TRIBE.
    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
        (1) the Katimiin and Ameekyaaraam land is located in the 
    ancestral territory of the Karuk Tribe; and
        (2) the Karuk Tribe has historically used, and has an ongoing 
    relationship with, the Katimiin and Ameekyaaraam land.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) Katimiin and ameekyaaraam land.--The term ``Katimiin and 
    Ameekyaaraam land'' means the approximately 1,031 acres of Federal 
    land, including improvements and appurtenances to the Federal land, 
    located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, 
    California, and generally depicted as ``Proposed Area'' on the map 
    of the Forest Service entitled ``Katimiin Area Boundary Proposal'' 
    and dated August 9, 2021.
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
    (c) Administrative Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction of the 
Katimiin and Ameekyaaraam land is hereby transferred from the Secretary 
of Agriculture to the Secretary, subject to the condition that the 
Chief of the Forest Service shall continue to manage the component of 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that flows through the 
Katimiin and Ameekyaaraam land.
    (d) Land Held in Trust.--The Katimiin and Ameekyaaraam land is 
hereby taken into trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the Karuk 
Tribe, subject to--
        (1) valid existing rights, contracts, and management agreements 
    relating to easements and rights-of-way; and
        (2) continued access by the Chief of the Forest Service for the 
    purpose of managing the component of the National Wild and Scenic 
    Rivers System that flows through the Katimiin and Ameekyaaraam 
    land.
    (e) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to the Secretary a 
complete survey of the land taken into trust under subsection (d).
    (f) Use of Land.--
        (1) In general.--Land taken into trust under subsection (d) may 
    be used 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 (d).
    (g) Wild and Scenic Rivers Management.--
        (1) In general.--Nothing in this section affects the status or 
    administration of any component of the National Wild and Scenic 
    Rivers System, including any component that flows through the land 
    taken into trust under subsection (d).
        (2) Memorandum of understanding.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
    shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Karuk 
    Tribe, consistent with the obligations of the Secretary of 
    Agriculture under subsection (c), to establish mutual goals for the 
    protection and enhancement of the river values of any component of 
    the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that flows through the 
    land taken into trust under subsection (d).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.