Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act

Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act

This bill requires that 25,977 acres in Nevada administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation be held in trust for the benefit of the Moapa Band of Paiutes and made part of the tribe's reservation. Gaming is restricted on this land.

Eighty-eight acres owned by the tribe must be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe and made part of the tribe's reservation.

The tribe must provide access to the land described in this bill to federal and state officials for wildlife habitat management and to individuals licensed to harvest wildlife (e.g., hunters).

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6081 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6081

        To provide for a land conveyance in the State of Nevada.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2016

  Mr. Hardy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
        To provide for a land conveyance in the State of Nevada.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Moapa Band of Paiutes Land 
Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Moapa 
        River Reservation Expansion'', dated August 5, 2015, and on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Moapa Band of 
        Paiutes.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE MOAPA BAND OF 
              PAIUTES.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described 
in subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
        the Tribe; and
            (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
the approximately 25,977 acres of land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation as generally depicted on 
the map as ``Reservation Expansion Land''.
    (c) Survey.--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 under 
subsection (a).
    (d) Gaming.--Land taken into trust under this section 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)).

SEC. 4. TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.

    (a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the Tribe in and 
to the land described in subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of 
        the Tribe; and
            (2) part of the reservation of the Tribe.
    (b) Description of the Land.--The land referred to in subsection 
(a) is the approximately 88 acres of land held in fee by the Tribe as 
generally depicted on the map as ``Fee Into Trust Lands''.
    (c) Survey.--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 under 
subsection (a).

SEC. 5. ACCESS FOR WILDLIFE PURPOSES.

    The Tribe shall provide reasonable access to the lands described in 
section 3(b) and the lands described in section 4(b) to United States 
and State of Nevada officials to manage wildlife habitat and to 
individuals who hold a permit issued by the State of Nevada to harvest 
wildlife, subject to reasonable restrictions under tribal law for 
conservation or safety purposes.
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