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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 8255
To clarify the status of gaming conducted by the Catawba Indian Nation,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms.
ADAMS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina,
Mr. TIMMONS, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To clarify the status of gaming conducted by the Catawba
Indian Nation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Catawba Indian Nation
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Lands Act’’.
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CURRENT LAW.
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(a) LANDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.—Section 14 of the
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Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Claims Settle-
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ment Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–116) shall only apply
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to gaming conducted by the Catawba Indian Nation on
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lands located in South Carolina.
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(b) LANDS IN STATES OTHER THAN SOUTH CARO-
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LINA.—Gaming conducted by the Catawba Indian Nation
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on lands located in States other than South Carolina shall
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be subject to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25
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U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and sections 1166 through 1168 of
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title 18, United States Code.
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SEC. 3. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS.
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(a) RATIFICATION OF TRUST STATUS.—The action
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taken by the Secretary on July 10, 2020, to place approxi-
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mately 17 acres of land located in Cleveland County,
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North Carolina, into trust for the benefit of the Catawba
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Indian Nation is hereby ratified and confirmed as if that
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action had been taken under a Federal law specifically au-
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thorizing or directing that action.
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(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The land placed into trust for
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the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation by the Secretary
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on July 10, 2020, shall—
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(1) be a part of the Catawba Reservation and
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administered in accordance with the laws and regu-
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lations generally applicable to land held in trust by
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the United States for an Indian Tribe; and
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(2) be deemed to have been acquired and taken
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into trust as part of the restoration of lands for an
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Indian tribe that is restored to Federal recognition
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pursuant to section 20(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Indian
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Gaming
Regulatory
Act
(25
U.S.C.
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2719(b)(1)(B)(iii)).
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(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act
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shall—
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(1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any
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right or claim of the Catawba Indian Nation to any
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land or interest in land in existence before the date
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of the enactment of this Act;
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(2) affect any water right of the Catawba In-
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dian Nation in existence before the date of the en-
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actment of this Act;
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(3) terminate or limit any access in any way to
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any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or
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permitted before the date of the enactment of this
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Act; or
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(4) alter or diminish the right of the Catawba
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Indian Nation to seek to have additional land taken
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into trust by the United States for the benefit of the
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Catawba Indian Nation.
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