[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5742. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 10__. 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).
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