Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 713f


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 713f. Establishment of tribal reservation

    (a) Plan for establishment of reservation
      (1) Any reservation for the tribe shall be established by an Act
    of Congress enacted after November 22, 1983.
      (2) The Secretary shall enter into negotiations with the tribal
    governing body with respect to establishing a reservation for the
    tribe and, in accordance with this section and within two years of
    November 22, 1983, develop a plan for the establishment of such a
    reservation. Upon the approval of such plan by the tribal governing
    body (and after consultation with interested parties pursuant to
    subsection (b) of this section), the Secretary shall submit such
    plan to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary
    of the Senate for distribution to the committees of the respective
    Houses of the Congress with jurisdiction over the subject matter.
    (b) Consultation with State and local officials required
      To assure that legitimate State and local interests are not
    prejudiced by the proposed enlargement of the reservation, the
    Secretary shall notify and consult all appropriate officials of the
    State of Oregon, all appropriate local governmental officials in
    the State of Oregon, and any other interested party in developing
    any plan under subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary shall
    provide complete information on the proposed plan to such officials
    and interested parties, including the restrictions on such proposed
    plan imposed by subsection (c) of this section. During any
    consultation by the Secretary under this subsection, the Secretary
    shall provide such information as he may possess, and shall request
    comments and additional information, on the following subjects:
        (1) The size and location of the proposed reservation.
        (2) The anticipated effect of the establishment of the proposed
      reservation on State and local expenditures and tax revenues.
        (3) The extent of any State or local service to the tribe, the
      reservation of the tribe, or members after the establishment of
      the proposed reservation.
        (4) The extent of Federal services to be provided in the future
      to the tribe, the reservation of the tribe, or members.
        (5) The extent of service to be provided in the future by the
      tribe to members residing on or off the reservation.
    (c) Restrictions on plan
      Any plan developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) of this
    section shall provide that - 
        (1) any real property transferred by the tribe or any member to
      the Secretary shall be taken and held in the name of the United
      States for the benefit of the tribe and shall be a part of the
      reservation of the tribe;
        (2) the establishment of the reservation shall not grant or
      restore to the tribe or any member any hunting, fishing, or
      trapping right of any kind on such reservation, including any
      indirect or procedural right or advantage over individuals who
      are not members of the tribe;
        (3) the Secretary shall not accept any real property in trust
      for the benefit of the tribe or its members which is not located
      within the political boundaries of Polk, Yamhill, or Tillamook
      County, Oregon;
        (4) any real property taken in trust by the Secretary pursuant
      to such plan shall be subject to - 
          (A) all legal rights and interests in such land existing at
        the time of the acquisition of such land by the Secretary,
        including any lien, mortgage, or previously levied and
        outstanding State or local tax, and
          (B) foreclosure or sale in accordance with the laws of the
        State of Oregon pursuant to the terms of any valid obligation
        in existence at the time of the acquisition of such land by the
        Secretary;

        (5) any real property transferred pursuant to such plan shall
      be exempt from Federal, State, and local taxation of any kind;
        (6) the State of Oregon shall exercise criminal and civil
      jurisdiction over the reservation, and over the individuals on
      the reservation, in accordance with section 1162 of title 18 and
      section 1360 of title 28, respectively; and
        (7) any Federal real property transferred for the benefit of
      the tribe, pursuant to any reservation plan developed under
      subsection (a) of this section, shall come only from available
      public lands administered under the Federal Land Policy and
      Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), and from lands held in
      trust by the United States for the tribe or for individual
      Indians.
    (d) Appendix to plan submitted to the Congress
      The Secretary shall append to the plan submitted to the Congress
    under subsection (a) of this section a detailed statement - 
        (1) describing the manner in which the Secretary notified all
      interested parties in accordance with subsection (b) of this
      section;
        (2) naming each individual and official consulted in accordance
      with subsection (b) of this section;
        (3) summarizing the testimony received by the Secretary
      pursuant to any such consultation; and
        (4) including any written comments or reports submitted to the
      Secretary by any party named in paragraph (2).



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