[House Report 105-696]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
105th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 105-696
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WYANDOTTE TRIBE SETTLEMENT ACT OF 1998
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September 9, 1998.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 3797]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 3797) to compensate the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma for
the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 3797 is to compensate the Wyandotte
Tribe for the taking of certain rights by the Federal
Government.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 3797, the Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act of 1998,
would compensate the Wyandotte Indian Tribe for the taking, by
the Federal Government, of exclusive use and occupancy of
certain Wyandotte trust lands located in Wyandotte County,
Kansas.
The Wyandotte Tribe lost a portion of its rights of use and
occupancy to certain trust lands located in Wyandotte County,
Kansas, after the enactment of Public Law 105-83. That law
imposed certain use limitations on those tribal trust lands and
precluded the Tribe's use of the land for any other purposes,
including gaming purposes. Subsequent to the enactment of
Public Law 105-83, the Tribe reached agreement with the Unified
Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City under which the
Unified Government agreed to support the Tribe in its
acquisition, using its own tribal funds, of other land in
Wyandotte County, distant from the Tribe's existing trust
lands, which the Tribe could use for gaming purposes so long as
the Tribe acts in compliance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act.
H.R. 3797 directs the Secretary of the Interior to take
into trust, for gaming purposes and for the benefit of the
Wyandotte Tribe, a single parcel of real property, with this
parcel to be purchased by the Tribe within Wyandotte County,
Kansas. Except for the taking of land into trust for the
benefit of the Tribe, H.R. 3797 would not exempt the Wyandotte
Tribe from any requirements or provisions of any Federal law.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 3797 was introduced on May 5, 1998, by Congressman Don
Young (R-AK) and referred to the Committee on Resources. On May
20, 1998, the Committee met to consider H.R. 3797. No
amendments were offered, and the bill was then ordered
favorably reported to the House of Representatives by voice
vote.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and clause
2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives,
the Committee on Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United
States grants Congress the authority to enact H.R. 3797.
COST OF THE LEGISLATION
Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the
Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out
H.R. 3797. However, clause 7(d) of that Rule provides that this
requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in
its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office
under section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XI
1. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in
revenues or tax expenditures.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(D) of
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight on the subject of this bill.
3. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(C) of
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Committee has received the following cost estimate for this
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
congressional budget office cost estimate
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, July 17, 1998.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 3797, the
Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act of 1998.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Kristen
Layman.
Sincerely,
James L. Blum
(For June E. O'Neill).
Enclosure.
H.R. 3797--Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act of 1998
CBO estimates that H.R. 3797 would have no significant
impact on the federal budget. H.R. 3797 contains no
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
H.R. 3797 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to
take into trust for the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma for gaming
purposes a parcel of land in Wyandotte County, Kansas. The
Wyandotte Tribe intends to purchase a 107-acre racetrack in
Wyandotte County for the purposes of implementing this bill.
The CBO staff contact is Kristen Layman. This estimate was
approved by Paul N. Van de Water, Assistant Director for Budget
Analysis.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
H.R. 3797 contains no unfunded mandates.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, H.R. 3797 would make no changes in existing
law.