[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 680 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.680
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five
An Act
To direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain land held in trust
for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to the City of Richfield, Utah, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE TO CITY.
(a) Authorization for Conveyance.--Not later than 90 days after the
Secretary receives a request from the Tribe and the City to convey all
right, title, and interest of the United States and the Tribe in and to
the Property to the City, the Secretary shall take the Property out of
trust status and convey the Property to the City.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a)
shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) Tribal resolution.--Prior to conveying the Property under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the terms of the
sale have been approved by a tribal resolution of the Tribe.
(2) Consideration.--Consideration given by the City for the
Property shall be not less than the appraised fair market value of
the Property.
(3) No federal cost.--The City shall pay all costs related to
the conveyance authorized under this section.
(c) Proceeds of Sale.--The proceeds from the conveyance of the
Property under this section shall be given immediately to the Tribe.
(d) Failure to Make Conveyance.--If after the Secretary takes the
Property out of trust status pursuant to subsection (a) the City or the
Tribe elect not to carry out the conveyance under that subsection, the
Secretary shall take the Property back into trust for the benefit of
the Tribe.
SEC. 2. TRIBAL RESERVATION.
Land acquired by the United States in trust for the Tribe after
February 17, 1984, shall be part of the Tribe's reservation.
SEC. 3. TRUST LAND FOR SHIVWITS OR KANOSH BANDS.
If requested to do so by a tribal resolution of the Tribe, the
Secretary shall take land held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Tribe out of such trust status and take that land into
trust for the Shivwits or Kanosh Bands of the Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah, as so requested by the Tribe.
SEC. 4. CEDAR BAND OF PAIUTES TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 761) is
amended by striking ``Cedar City'' each place it appears and inserting
``Cedar''. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or
other record of the United States to the ``Cedar City Band of Paiute
Indians'' shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Cedar Band of
Paiute Indians''.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Richfield, Utah.
(2) Property.--The term ``Property'' means the parcel of land
held by the United States in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah located in Section 2, Township 24 South, Range 3 West, Salt
Lake Base and Meridian, Sevier County, Utah and more particularly
described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of the
Highway which is West 0.50 chains, more or less, and South 8+ 21+
West, 491.6 feet from the Northeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter
of Section 2, Township 24 South, Range 3 West, Salt Lake Base and
Meridian, and running thence South 81+ 39+ East, perpendicular to
the highway, 528.0 feet; thence South 26+ 31+ West, 354.6 feet;
thence North 63+ 29+ West, 439.3 feet to said highway; thence North
8+ 21+ East, along Easterly line of said highway 200.0 feet to the
point of beginning, containing 3.0 acres more or less.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(4) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Paiute Indian Tribe of
Utah.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.