[House Report 117-166]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 117-166
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OLD PASCUA COMMUNITY LAND ACQUISITION ACT
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November 1, 2021.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Grijalva, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 4881]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 4881) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
take into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain
land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other purposes, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without
amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 4881 is to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to take into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is a federally recognized Tribe
located in Southern Arizona with approximately 22,000 enrolled
members. Before establishing the Tribe's reservation in 1978,
forty acres of land near Tucson, Arizona, were donated to
establish a Yaqui Nation. A portion of this land is now known
as ``Old Pascua.''
The Old Pascua area has remained a sacred ceremonial site
since 1921 and is home to the oldest formally established Yaqui
community in Tucson, Arizona. With the exclusion of this
community, the Tribe and many tribal members faced challenges
like encroachment from the growing city of Tucson and concerns
related to regulations, taxation, tribal ownership of sacred,
cultural, traditional, and religious grounds, and access to
sites of symbolic importance for gathering ceremonial
materials.
In May 2021, the Secretary of the Interior approved an
amended and restated gaming compact entered into by the State
of Arizona and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. The Arizona gaming
compact included provisions that allowed Class III gaming to be
conducted by the Tribe within their territorial jurisdiction.
Additionally, the Tribe signed an Intergovernmental Agreement
with the City of Tucson to support the transfer of land within
the compact boundaries into trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Tribe.
H.R. 4881 would integrate land into trust for the benefit
of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to promote the Tribe's governmental
operations, cultural and religious activities, job creation,
increased tribal housing, social and community services, health
care, and educational facilities.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 4881 was introduced on July 30, 2021, by Chair Raul M.
Grijalva (D-AZ). The bill was referred solely to the Committee
on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. On
October 5, 2021, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill.
On October 13, 2021, the Natural Resources Committee met to
consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous
consent. No amendments were offered. The bill was adopted and
ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by
unanimous consent.
HEARINGS
For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House Rule XIII, the
following hearing was used to develop or consider this measure:
hearing by the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the
United States held on October 5, 2021.
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 Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act.
With respect to the requirements of 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 and with respect to
requirements of clause (3)(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives and section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has requested
but not received a cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of Congressional Budget Office. The Committee adopts
as its own cost estimate the forthcoming cost estimate of the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office, should such cost
estimate be made available before House passage of the bill.
The Committee has requested but not received from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office a statement as to
whether this bill contains any new budget authority, spending
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in
revenues or tax expenditures.
Congressional Budget Office staff have informed the
Committee on a preliminary, informal, nonbinding basis that the
bill likely would not affect direct spending or revenues and
would increase discretionary costs by an insignificant amount
over the 2022-2026 period.
2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and
objectives of this bill are to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to take into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona.
EARMARK STATEMENT
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT STATEMENT
An estimate of Federal mandates prepared by the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 423 of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act was not made available to the
Committee in time for the filing of this report. The Chair of
the Committee shall cause such estimate to be printed in the
Congressional Record upon its receipt by the Committee.
EXISTING PROGRAMS
This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of
the federal government known to be duplicative of another
program.
APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public
services or accommodations within the meaning of section
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW
Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the
U.S. Constitution.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes to existing
law.
SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, ADDITIONAL, OR DISSENTING VIEWS
None.
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