[House Report 106-421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-421

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                     WYANDOTTE TRIBE SETTLEMENT ACT

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October 28, 1999.--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. 1533]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 1533) 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. 1533 is to compensate the Wyandotte 
Tribe for the taking of certain rights by the federal 
government.

                  background and need for legislation

    H.R. 1533, the proposed Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act, 
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, upon the enactment of Public Law 105-83. That law 
imposed certain use limitations upon those tribal trust lands 
and precluded the Tribe's use of the land for any other 
purposes including gaming.
    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. 1533 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, said 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. 1533 would not exempt the Wyandotte Tribe from any 
requirements or provisions of any federal law.

                            committee action

    H.R. 1533 was introduced on April 22, 1999, by Congressman 
Dennis Moore (D-KS). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Resources. On June 9, 1999, the Committee met to mark up the 
bill. No amendments were offered. A motion to order the 
previous question on the bill was ordered by a rollcall vote of 
20-14, as follows:

    Date: June 9, 1999. Roll No. 1. Bill No. H.R. 1533. Short 
Title Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act. Amendment or matter voted 
on: Move Previous Question.

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             Member                 Yea       Nay       Pres          Member          Yea       Nay       Pres
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Mr. Young (Chairman)...........        X   ........  .........  Mr. Miller.......        X   ........  .........
Mr. Tauzin.....................  ........  ........  .........  Mr. Rahall.......  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Hansen.....................  ........  ........  .........  Mr. Vento........        X   ........  .........
Mr. Saxton.....................  ........  ........  .........  Mr. Kildee.......        X   ........  .........
Mr. Gallegly...................  ........  ........  .........  Mr. DeFazio......  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Duncan.....................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Faleomavaega.  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Hefley.....................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Abercrombie..  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Doolittle..................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Ortiz........  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Gilchrest..................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Pickett......  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Calvert....................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Pallone......  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Pombo......................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Dooley.......  ........  ........  .........
Mrs. Cubin.....................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Romero-              X   ........  .........
                                                                 Barcelo.
Mrs. Chenoweth.................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Underwood....  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Radanovich.................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Kennedy......  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Jones......................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Smith........        X   ........  .........
Mr. Thornberry.................        X   ........  .........  Mr. John.........        X   ........  .........
Mr. Cannon.....................  ........        X   .........  Mrs. Christensen.        X   ........  .........
Mr. Brady......................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Kind.........        X   ........  .........
Mr. Peterson...................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Inslee.......  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Hill.......................  ........        X   .........  Mrs. Napolitano..        X   ........  .........
Mr. Schaffer...................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Tom Udall....        X   ........  .........
Mr. Gibbons....................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Mark Udall...        X   ........  .........
Mr. Souder.....................  ........  ........  .........  Mr. Crowley......        X   ........  .........
Mr. Walden.....................  ........        X   .........  Mr. Holt.........  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Sherwood...................  ........  ........  .........
Mr. Hayes......................        X   ........  .........
Mr. Simpson....................  ........        X   .........
Mr. Tancredo...................  ........        X   .........
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    The bill was ordered favorably reported to the House of 
Representatives by voice vote.

            committee oversight findings and recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII 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 this bill.

                    compliance with house rule xiii

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) 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 this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) 
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 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) 
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.
    3. Government Reform Oversight Findings. Under clause 
3(c)(4) of rule XIII 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 on this bill.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(c)(3) of rule XIII 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:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, June 21, 1999.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1533, the 
Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Megan 
Carroll.
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 1533--Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act

    H.R. 1533 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. CBO 
estimates that enacting this bill would have no significant 
impact on the federal budget. H.R. 1533 contains no 
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
    The CBO staff contact is Megan Carroll. This estimate was 
approved by Paul N. Van de Water, Assistant Director for Budget 
Analysis.

                    compliance with public law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

               preemption of state, local, or tribal law

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local, or 
tribal law.

                        changes in existing law

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing 
law.

                                  
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