[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

119 STAT. 445

Public Law 109-45
109th Congress

An Act


 
To further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic
Site Establishment Act of 2000. NOTE: Aug. 2, 2005 -  [H.R. 481]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress NOTE: Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Trust Act of 2005. 16 USC 461 note. assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Sand Creek Massacre National Historic
Site Trust Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Facility.--The term ``facility'' means any structure,
utility, road, or sign constructed on the trust property on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Improvement.--The term ``improvement'' means--
(A) a 1,625 square foot 1-story ranch house, built
in 1952, located in the SW quarter of sec. 30, T. 17 S.,
R. 45 W., sixth principal meridian;
(B) a 3,600 square foot metal-constructed shop
building, built in 1975, located in the SW quarter of
sec. 30, T. 17 S., R. 45 W., sixth principal meridian;
(C) a livestock corral and shelter; and
(D) a water system and wastewater system with all
associated utility connections.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(5) Trust property.--The term ``trust property'' means the
real property, including rights to all minerals, and excluding
the improvements, formerly known as the ``Dawson Ranch'',
consisting of approximately 1,465 total acres presently under
the jurisdiction of the Tribe, situated within Kiowa County,
Colorado, and more particularly described as follows:
(A) The portion of sec. 24, T. 17 S., R. 46 W.,
sixth principal meridian, that is the Eastern half of
the NW quarter, the SW quarter of the NE quarter, the NW
quarter of the SE quarter, sixth principal meridian.
(B) All of sec. 25, T. 17 S., R. 46 W., sixth
principal meridian.
(C) All of sec. 30, T. 17 S., R. 45 W., sixth
principal meridian.

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SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE CHEYENNE AND
ARAPAHO TRIBES OF OKLAHOMA.

(a) Land Held in Trust for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma.--On conveyance of title to the trust property by the Tribe to
the United States, without any further action by the Secretary, the
trust property shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe.
(b) Trust.--All right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to the trust property, except any facilities constructed under
section 4(b), are declared to be held by the United States in trust for
the Tribe.

SEC. 4. IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES.

(a) Improvements.--The Secretary may acquire by donation the
improvements in fee.
(b) Facilities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may construct a facility on
the trust property only after consulting with, soliciting advice
from, and obtaining the agreement of, the Tribe, the Northern
Cheyenne Tribe, and the Northern Arapaho Tribe.
(2) Ownership.--Facilities constructed with Federal funds or
funds donated to the United States shall be owned in fee by the
United States.

(c) Federal Funds.--For the purposes of the construction,
maintenance, or demolition of improvements or facilities, Federal funds
shall be expended only on improvements or facilities that are owned in
fee by the United States.

SEC. 5. SURVEY OF BOUNDARY LINE; PUBLICATION OF DESCRIPTION.

(a) Survey of Boundary Line.--To NOTE: Deadline. accurately
establish the boundary of the trust property, not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall cause a
survey to be conducted by the Office of Cadastral Survey of the Bureau
of Land Management of the boundary lines described in section 2(5).

(b) Publication of Land Description.--
(1) In general.--On NOTE: Federal
Register, publication. completion of the survey under
subsection (a), and acceptance of the survey by the
representatives of the Tribe, the Secretary shall cause the full
metes and bounds description of the lines, with a full and
accurate description of the trust property, to be published in
the Federal Register.
(2) Effect.--The description shall, on publication,
constitute the official description of the trust property.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST PROPERTY.

(a) In General.--The trust property shall be administered in
perpetuity by the Secretary as part of the Sand Creek Massacre National
Historic Site, only for historical, traditional, cultural, and other
uses in accordance with the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Establishment Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106-465).
(b) Access for Administration.--For purposes of administration, the
Secretary shall have access to the trust property, improvements, and
facilities as necessary for management of the Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Site in accordance with the Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note;
Public Law 106-465).

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(c) Duty of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall take such action as
is necessary to ensure that the trust property is used only in
accordance with this section.
(d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this Act supersedes the laws and
policies governing units of the National Park System.

SEC. 7. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

Section 6(a)(2) of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Establishment Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106-465) is
amended by inserting ``or exchange'' after ``only by donation''.

Approved August 2, 2005.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 481 (S. 57):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109-107 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 109-20 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
June 27, considered and passed House.
July 26, considered and passed Senate.