[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
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119 STAT. 2546

Public Law 109-126
109th Congress

An Act


 
To direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain land held in trust
for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to the City of Richfield, Utah, and
for other purposes.  NOTE: Dec. 7, 2005 -  [H.R. 680]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.  NOTE: 25 USC 766 note.  LAND CONVEYANCE TO CITY.

(a)  NOTE: Deadline.  Authorization for Conveyance.--Not later
than 90 days after the Secretary receives a request from the Tribe and
the City to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States
and the Tribe in and to the Property to the City, the Secretary shall
take the Property out of trust status and convey the Property to the
City.

(b) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall
be subject to the following conditions:
(1) Tribal resolution.--Prior to conveying the Property
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the terms
of the sale have been approved by a tribal resolution of the
Tribe.
(2) Consideration.--Consideration given by the City for the
Property shall be not less than the appraised fair market value
of the Property.
(3) No federal cost.--The City shall pay all costs related
to the conveyance authorized under this section.

(c) Proceeds of Sale.--The proceeds from the conveyance of the
Property under this section shall be given immediately to the Tribe.
(d) Failure to Make Conveyance.--If after the Secretary takes the
Property out of trust status pursuant to subsection (a) the City or the
Tribe elect not to carry out the conveyance under that subsection, the
Secretary shall take the Property back into trust for the benefit of the
Tribe.

SEC. 2.  NOTE: 25 USC 766 note.  TRIBAL RESERVATION.

Land acquired by the United States in trust for the Tribe after
February 17, 1984, shall be part of the Tribe's reservation.

SEC. 3.  NOTE: 25 USC 766 note.  TRUST LAND FOR SHIVWITS OR KANOSH
BANDS.

If requested to do so by a tribal resolution of the Tribe, the
Secretary shall take land held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Tribe out of such trust status and take that land into
trust for the Shivwits or Kanosh Bands of the Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah, as so requested by the Tribe.

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SEC. 4.  NOTE: 25 USC 761-763, 766 and note.  CEDAR BAND OF PAIUTES
TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 761) is
amended by striking ``Cedar City'' each place it appears and inserting
``Cedar''. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or
other record of the United States to the ``Cedar City Band of Paiute
Indians'' shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Cedar Band of
Paiute Indians''.

SEC. 5.  NOTE: 25 USC 766 note.  DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Richfield,
Utah.
(2) Property.--The term ``Property'' means the parcel of
land held by the United States in trust for the Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah located in Section 2, Township 24 South, Range 3
West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian, Sevier County, Utah and more
particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the
East line of the Highway which is West 0.50 chains, more or
less, and South 8/ 21/ West, 491.6 feet from the Northeast
Corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 24 South,
Range 3 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian, and running thence
South 81/ 39/ East, perpendicular to the highway, 528.0 feet;
thence South 26/ 31/ West, 354.6 feet; thence North 63/ 29/
West, 439.3 feet to said highway; thence North 8/ 21/ East,
along Easterly line of said highway 200.0 feet to the point of
beginning, containing 3.0 acres more or less.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah.

Approved December 7, 2005.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 680:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 109-175 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
Mar. 14, considered and passed House.
Nov. 18, considered and passed Senate.