Amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the Siletz Tribe additional lands that lie within the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation and are located in Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, or Yamhill County in Oregon.
Requires such land to be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition and become part of the Tribe's reservation. (Off-reservation land acquisition requests require the Secretary to give greater scrutiny to the tribe's justification of the anticipated benefits from the acquisition.)
Prohibits gaming on lands taken into trust pursuant to this Act.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 931 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 931
To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation
of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 28, 2013
Mr. Schrader introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
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. 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, for
any gaming activity carried out under the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-367.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-367.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 273.
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