Pub. L. 114-232 - Nevada Native Nations Land Act

114th Congress

Affects: 25 U.S.C. §§ 2703

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Nevada Native Nations Land Act”.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

In this Act, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR CERTAIN INDIAN TRIBES.

(a)(1) In this subsection, the term “map” means the map entitled “Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation Expansion Act”, dated February 21, 2013, and on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

(a)(2) Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (3)—

(a)(2)(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe; and

(a)(2)(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe.

(a)(3) The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 19,094 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map as “Reservation Expansion Lands”.

(b)(1) In this subsection, the term “map” means the map entitled “Mountain City Administrative Site Proposed Acquisition”, dated July 29, 2013, and on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.

(b)(2) Subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (4), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (3)—

(b)(2)(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation; and

(b)(2)(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.

(b)(3) The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 82 acres of land administered by the Forest Service as generally depicted on the map as “Proposed Acquisition Site”.

(b)(4) The conveyance under paragraph (2) shall be subject to the reservation of an easement on the conveyed land for a road to provide access to adjacent National Forest System land for use by the Forest Service for administrative purposes.

(b)(5) The Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) shall convey to the Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation any existing facilities or improvements to the land described in paragraph (3).

(c)(1) In this section, the term “map” means the map entitled “Summit Lake Indian Reservation Conveyance”, dated February 28, 2013, and on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

(c)(2) Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (3)—

(c)(2)(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe; and

(c)(2)(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe.

(c)(3) The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 941 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map as “Reservation Conveyance Lands”.

(d)(1) In this subsection, the term “map” means the map entitled “Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Expansion”, dated June 11, 2014, and on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

(d)(2) Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (3)—

(d)(2)(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony; and

(d)(2)(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony.

(d)(3) The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 13,434 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map as “RSIC Amended Boundary”.

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(e)(1) In this subsection, the term “map” means the map entitled “Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Expansion”, dated April 13, 2015, and on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

(e)(2) Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (3)—

(e)(2)(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; and

(e)(2)(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.

(e)(3) The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 6,357 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map as “Reservation Expansion Lands”.

(f)(1) In this subsection, the term “map” means the map entitled “Duckwater Reservation Expansion”, dated October 15, 2015, and on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

(f)(2) Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (3)—

(f)(2)(A) is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe; and

(f)(2)(B) shall be part of the reservation of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe.

(f)(3) The land referred to in paragraph (2) is the approximately 31,229 acres of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management as generally depicted on the map as “Reservation Expansion Lands”.

(g) Any public land order that withdraws any portion of land conveyed to an Indian tribe under this section shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit the conveyance of the land.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust for each Indian tribe under section 3.

(b)(1) Land taken into trust under section 3 shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).

(b)(2) With respect to the land taken into trust under section 3, the Secretary, in consultation and coordination with the applicable Indian tribe, may carry out any fuel reduction and other landscape restoration activities, including restoration of sage grouse habitat, on the land that is beneficial to the Indian tribe and the Bureau of Land Management.

Legislative History

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2733 (S. 1436):

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016):

June 7, considered and passed House.

Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate.