[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 130, 114th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 114-262
114th Congress

An Act


 
To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation
of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PURPOSE; CLARIFICATION.

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to facilitate fee-to-trust
applications for the Siletz Tribe within the geographic area specified
in the amendment made by this Act.
(b) Clarification.--Except as specifically provided otherwise by
this Act or the amendment made by this Act, nothing in this Act or the
amendment made by this Act, shall prioritize for any purpose the claims
of any federally recognized Indian tribe over the claims of any other
federally recognized Indian tribe.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE SILETZ TRIBE OF THE
STATE OF OREGON.

Section 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act (25 U.S.C.
711e) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Treatment of Certain Property.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Title.--The Secretary may accept title to any
additional number of acres of real property located
within the boundaries of the original 1855 Siletz Coast
Reservation established by Executive order dated
November 9, 1855, comprised of land within the political
boundaries of Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook,
and Yamhill Counties in the State of Oregon, if that
real property is conveyed or otherwise transferred to
the United States by or on behalf of the tribe.
``(B) Trust.--Land to which title is accepted by the
Secretary under this paragraph shall be held in trust by
the United States for the benefit of the tribe.
``(2) Treatment as part of reservation.--All real property
that is taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) be considered and evaluated as an on-
reservation acquisition under part 151.10 of title 25,
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations);
and
``(B) become part of the reservation of the tribe.
``(3) Prohibition on gaming.--Any real property taken into
trust under paragraph (1) shall not be eligible, or used,

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for any gaming activity carried out under the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).''.

Approved December 14, 2016.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 817 (H.R. 3211):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114-563 (Comm. on Natural Resources) accompanying
H.R. 3211.
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114-219 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016):
July 14, considered and passed Senate.
Dec. 6, considered and passed House.