[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4355-S4356]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE TRUST LAND ACT

  The bill (H.R. 507) to provide for the conveyance of certain land 
inholdings owned by the United States to the Pascua Yaqui of Arizona, 
and for other purposes, was ordered to a third reading and was read the 
third time.

                                H.R. 507

       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 ``PYT Land 
     Department'' and dated January 15, 2013.
       (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.

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     SEC. 3. LANDS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.

       (a) Parcel A.--Subject to subsection (c) and to valid 
     existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the approximately 10 acres of Federal lands 
     generally depicted on the map as Parcel A are declared to be 
     held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the 
     Tribe.
       (b) Parcel B.--Subject to subsection (c) and valid existing 
     rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to the approximately 10 acres of Federal lands 
     generally depicted on the map as Parcel B are declared to be 
     held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the 
     Tribe.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall take 
     effect on the day after the date on which--
       (1) the District relinquishes all right, title, and 
     interest of the District in and to the land described in 
     subsection (b); and
       (2) the Secretary (or a delegate of the Secretary) approves 
     and records the lease agreement between the Tribe and the 
     District for the construction and operation of a regional 
     transportation facility located on the restricted Indian land 
     of the Tribe in accordance with the requirements of the first 
     section of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the leasing 
     of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, 
     educational, recreational, residential, business, and other 
     purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases'', approved 
     August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415), and part 162 of title 25, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (including successor 
     regulations).

     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.

     SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--There shall not be Federal reserved rights 
     to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust 
     by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this 
     Act.
       (b) State Water Rights.--The Tribe retains any right or 
     claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust 
     by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this 
     Act.
       (c) Forfeiture or Abandonment.--Any water rights that are 
     appurtenant to land taken into trust by the United States for 
     the benefit of the Tribe under this Act may not be forfeited 
     or abandoned.
       (d) Administration.--Nothing in this Act affects or 
     modifies any right of the Tribe or any obligation of the 
     United States under Public Law 95-375 (25 U.S.C. 1300f et 
     seq.).

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