[117th Congress Public Law 267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Public Law 117-267
117th Congress
An Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in
Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River
Indian Community, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 27, 2022 - [H.R.
478]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Blackwater
Trading Post Land Transfer Act.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Blackwater trading post land.--The term ``Blackwater
Trading Post Land'' means the approximately 55.3 acres of land
as depicted on the map that--
(A) is located in Pinal County, Arizona, and
bordered by Community land to the east, west, and north
and State Highway 87 to the south; and
(B) is owned by the Community.
(2) Community.--The term ``Community'' means the Gila River
Indian Community of the Reservation.
(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Results
of Survey, Ellis Property, A Portion of the West \1/2\ of
Section 12, Township 5 South, Range 7 East, Gila and Salt River
Meridian, Pinal County, Arizona'' and dated October 15, 2012.
(4) Reservation.--The term ``Reservation'' means the land
located within the exterior boundaries of the reservation
created under sections 3 and 4 of the Act of February 28, 1859
(11 Stat. 401, chapter LXVI), and Executive orders of August 31,
1876, June 14, 1879, May 5, 1882, November 15, 1883, July 31,
1911, June 2, 1913, August 27, 1914, and July 19, 1915, and any
other lands placed in trust for the benefit of the Community.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF THE GILA RIVER INDIAN
COMMUNITY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall take the Blackwater Trading
Post land into trust for the benefit of the Community, after the
Community--
(1) conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and interest
of the Community in and to the Blackwater Trading Post Land;
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(2) submits to the Secretary a request to take the
Blackwater Trading Post Land into trust for the benefit of the
Community;
(3) <<NOTE: Survey. Determinations.>> conducts a survey (to
the satisfaction of the Secretary) to determine the exact
acreage and legal description of the Blackwater Trading Post
Land, if the Secretary determines a survey is necessary; and
(4) pays all costs of any survey conducted under paragraph
(3).
(b) <<NOTE: Deadline. Public information.>> Availability of Map.--
Not later than 180 days after the Blackwater Trading Post Land is taken
into trust under subsection (a), the map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Secretary.
(c) Lands Taken Into Trust Part of Reservation.--After the date on
which the Blackwater Trading Post Land is taken into trust under
subsection (a), the land shall be treated as part of the Reservation.
(d) Gaming.--Class II and class III gaming under the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall not be allowed at any time
on the land taken into trust under subsection (a).
(e) <<NOTE: Deadline. Federal Register, publication.>>
Description.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall cause the full metes-and-bounds
description of the Blackwater Trading Post Land to be published in the
Federal Register. The description shall, on publication, constitute the
official description of the Blackwater Trading Post Land.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 478 (S. 371):
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 117-6 (Comm. on Indian Affairs) accompanying S. 371.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 167 (2021):
May 12, considered in House. Prior
proceedings vacated; considered
and passed House.
Vol. 168 (2022):
Dec. 19, considered and passed
Senate.
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