Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act
United States115th CongressHR-1404House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 10, 2018
Summary
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act (Sec. 3) This bill declares that 39.65 acres of land are to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, effective the day after the Tucson Unified School District No. 1 relinquishes its interest in the land. (Sec. 4) The United States must convey to the school district 13.24 acres of federal land in exchange for payment of the fair market value of the land and the cost of conveyance. The school district may acquire the federal reversionary interest in 27.5 acres of district land by paying the appraised value, plus the costs of appraisal and conveyance, to the Department of the Interior. (Sec. 5) Gaming is prohibited on the land taken into trust pursuant to this bill. (Sec. 6) There are no federal reserved water rights for the land taken into trust. The tribe retains state water rights for this land. Water rights for this land may not be forfeited or abandoned.
Bill texts
Timeline
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502.
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-222.
Senate