[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 175 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H7212-H7215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 AMENDING THE GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass 
the bill (S. 818) to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make 
technical corrections, and for other purposes.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                 S. 818

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

     SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL LAND FOR GRAND RONDE RESERVATION.

       Section 1 of Public Law 100-425 (commonly known as the 
     ``Grand Ronde Reservation Act'') (25 U.S.C. 713f note; 102 
     Stat. 1594; 104 Stat. 207; 108 Stat. 708; 108 Stat. 4566; 112 
     Stat. 1896), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``Subject to valid existing rights, 
     including (but not limited to) all'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
     including all''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``(referred to in this Act as the 
     `Tribes')'' before the period at the end;
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such land'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Treatment.--The land referred to in paragraph (1)''; 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Additional trust acquisitions.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may accept title in and to 
     any additional real property located within the boundaries of 
     the original 1857 reservation of the Tribes (as established 
     by the Executive order dated June 30, 1857, and comprised of 
     land within the political boundaries of Polk and Yamhill 
     Counties, Oregon), if that real property is conveyed or 
     otherwise transferred to the United States by, or on behalf 
     of, the Tribes.
       ``(B) Treatment of trust land.--
       ``(i) In general.--An application to take land into trust 
     within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the 
     Tribes shall be treated by the Secretary as an on-reservation 
     trust acquisition.
       ``(ii) Gaming.--

       ``(I) In general.--Except as provided in subclause (II), 
     real property taken into trust pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall not be eligible, or used, for any class II gaming or 
     class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of 
     the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
       ``(II) Exception.--Subclause (I) shall not apply to any 
     real property located within 2 miles of the gaming facility 
     in existence on the date of enactment of this paragraph 
     located on State Highway 18 in the Grand Ronde community, 
     Oregon.

       ``(C) Reservation.--All real property taken into trust 
     within the boundaries described in subparagraph (A) at any 
     time after September 9, 1988, shall be considered to be a 
     part of the reservation of the Tribes.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the matter preceding the table, by striking ``in 
     subsection (a) are approximately 10,311.60'' and inserting 
     ``in subsection (a)(1) are the approximately 11,349.92''; and
       (B) by striking the table and inserting the following:


[[Page H7213]]



 
 ``South      West      Section        Subdivision             Acres
 
4                   8   36       SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\                     40
4                   7   31       Lots 1,2, NE\1/4\, E\1/         320.89
                                  2\ NW\1/4\
5                   7   6        All                             634.02
5                   7   7        All                             638.99
5                   7   18       Lots 1 & 2, NE\1/4\,            320.07
                                  E\1/2\ NW\1/4\
5                   8   1        SE\1/4\                            160
5                   8   3        All                             635.60
5                   8   7        All                             661.75
5                   8   8        All                                640
5                   8   9        All                                640
5                   8   10       All                                640
5                   8   11       All                                640
5                   8   12       All                                640
5                   8   13       All                                640
5                   8   14       All                                640
5                   8   15       All                                640
5                   8   16       All                                640
5                   8   17       All                                640
6                   8   1        SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\, W\1/2\          53.78
                                  SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\
6                   8   1        S\1/2\ E\1/2\ SE\1/4\            10.03
                                  SW\1/4\
6                   7   7, 8,    Former tax lot 800,               5.55
                         17, 18   located within the
                                  SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ of
                                  sec. 7; SW\1/4\ SW\1/
                                  4\ of sec. 8; NW\1/4\
                                  NW\1/4\ of sec. 17;
                                  and NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\ of
                                  sec. 18
4                   7   30       Lots 3,4, SW\1/4\ NE\1/         241.06
                                  4\, SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\,
                                  E\1/2\ SW\1/4\
6                   8   1        N\1/2\ SW\1/4\                   29.59
6                   8   12       W\1/2\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\,          21.70
                                  SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/
                                  4\ NW\1/4\, N\1/2\
                                  SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\, N\1/
                                  2\ SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\
                                  SE\1/4\
6                   8   13       W\1/2\ E\1/2\ NW\1/4\             5.31
                                  NW\1/4\
6                   7   7        E\1/2\ E\1/2\                    57.60
6                   7   8        SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ NW\1/            22.46
                                  4\, W\1/2\ SW\1/4\
6                   7   17       NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\, N\1/2\          10.84
                                  SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\
6                   7   18       E\1/2\ NE\1/4\                   43.42
6                   8   1         W\1/2\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\           20.6
6                   8   1        N\1/2\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\           19.99
6                   8   1        SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\                   9.99
6                   8   1        NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\                  10.46
6                   8   1        NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\, NW\1/           12.99
                                  4\ SW\1/4\
6                   7   6        SW\1/4\ NW\1/4\                  37.39
6                   7   5        SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\                  24.87
6                   7   5, 8     SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\ of sec.          109.9
                                  5; and NE\1/4\ NE\1/
                                  4\, NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\,
                                  NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\ of
                                  sec. 8

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6                   8   1         NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\                  31.32
6                   8   1         NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\                   8.89
6                   8   1        SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\, NW\1/             78.4
                                  4\ NE\1/4\
6                   7   8, 17    SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ of sec.           14.33
                                  8; and NE\1/4\ NW\1/
                                  4\, NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ of
                                  sec. 17
6                   7   17       NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\                    6.68
6                   8   12       SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\                   8.19
6                   8   1        SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\                    2.0
6                   8   1        SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\                   5.05
6                   8   12       SE\1/4\, SW\1/4\                 54.64
6                   7   17, 18   SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\ of             136.83
                                  sec. 17; and SE\1/4\,
                                  NE\1/4\ of sec. 18
6                   8   1        SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\                  20.08
6                   7   5        NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\, SE\1/           97.38
                                  4\ SE\1/4\, E\1/2\
                                  SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\
4                   7   31       SE\1/4\                         159.60
6                   7   17       NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\                   3.14
6                   8   12       NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\                   1.10
6                   7   8        SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\                   0.92
6                   8   12       NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\                   1.99
6                7, 8   7, 12    NW\1/4\ NW\1/4\ of sec.          86.48
                                  7; and S\1/2\ NE\1/4\
                                  E\1/2\ NE\1/4\ NE\1/4\
                                  of sec. 12
6                   8   12       NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\                   1.56
6                 7,8   6,1      W\1/2\ SW\1/4\ SW\1/4\           35.82
                                  of sec. 6; and E\1/2\
                                  SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\ of
                                  sec. 1
6                   7   5        E\1/2\ NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\           19.88
6                   8   12       NW\1/4\ NE\1/4\                   0.29
6                   8   1        SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\                    2.5
6                   7   8        NE\1/4\ NW\1/4\                   7.16
6                   8   1        SE\1/4\ SW\1/4\                    5.5
6                   8   1        SE\1/4\ NW\1/4\                   1.34
                        .......      Total                 11,349.92.''.
 


  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Utah (Mr. Bishop) and the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands 
(Mr. Sablan) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah.


                             General Leave

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Utah?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  This bill for the Grand Ronde Tribe in Oregon allows them to ease the 
process to apply for trust lands within the original 1857 boundary 
jurisdiction. It deems property placed in trust for the tribe after 
1988 as part of the tribe's reservation and lands acquired by the tribe 
to be part of the reservation. This bill is also identical to another 
House bill that we considered in our committee.
  I urge its adoption.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, like other tribes in Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of 
the Grand Ronde Community were wrongfully stripped of their recognition 
and existing land base during the termination era in the 1950s.
  Federal recognition of the Grand Ronde was rightfully reestablished 
in 1983, as well as a land base through subsequent legislation. But 
like other tribes in Oregon, efforts by the tribe to restore additional 
lands have been hindered by the nature of the tribe's restoration.
  Passage of S. 818 will finally address this issue and make it easier 
for the Grand Ronde to take land into trust within their historical 
boundaries.
  The bill will also allow certain property already taken into trust by 
the tribe to be considered part of the reservation.
  Again, I want to thank Senator Wyden for promoting this legislation,

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and thank our colleague from Oregon (Mr. Schrader) for advocating for 
the House version of this bill. And I want to thank Chairman Bishop for 
managing this bill with me today.
  I ask my colleagues to support S. 818.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I urge its adoption.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, S. 818.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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