[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2656 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2656
To amend the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act to give the Secretary of
the Interior discretion regarding taking land into trust.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2003
Ms. Woolsey (for herself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
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A BILL
To amend the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act to give the Secretary of
the Interior discretion regarding taking land into trust.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO GIVE SECRETARY AND STATE DISCRETION CONCERNING
TRUST LANDS.
(a) Review.--Section 1404 of the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act
(25 U.S.C. 1300n-2) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(f) Review.--No land taken into trust for the benefit of the
Tribe shall be construed to satisfy the terms for an exception under
section 20(b)(1)(B) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
2719(b)(1)(B)) to the prohibition on gaming on lands acquired by the
Secretary in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after October 17,
1988, under section 20(a) of such Act (25 U.S.C. 2719(a)).''.
(b) Land Into Trust.--Section 1405(a) of the Graton Rancheria
Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 1300n-3(a)) is amended by striking ``shall''
and inserting ``may''.
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