[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.