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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4786
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to, and take into trust
for the benefit of, the Burns Paiute Tribe certain land in the State
of Oregon.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Mr. WYDEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to, and
take into trust for the benefit of, the Burns Paiute
Tribe certain land in the State of Oregon.
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. LAND CONVEYANCE TO BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE.
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(a) CONVEYANCE AND TAKING INTO TRUST.—As
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soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act,
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the Secretary of the Interior shall—
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(1) transfer to the Burns Paiute Tribe all right,
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title, and interest in and to the land in the State of
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Oregon described in subsection (b); and
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(2) take that land into trust for the benefit of
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the Burns Paiute Tribe.
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(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in
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subsection (a)(1) is the following, as depicted on the map
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entitled ‘‘Malheur Reservation Paiute Indian Tribe Grant,
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Malheur, and Harney Counties, Oregon’’ and dated March
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15, 1958:
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(1) JONESBORO RANCH.—The parcel commonly
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known as ‘‘Jonesboro Ranch’’, located approximately
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6 miles east of Juntura, Oregon, consisting of
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21,548 acres of Federal land, 208 acres of land of
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the State of Oregon, and 4,552 acres of private
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land, containing the pastures referred to as ‘‘Saddle
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Horse’’, ‘‘Trail Horse’’, ‘‘Indian Creek’’, ‘‘Sperry
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Creek’’, ‘‘Antelope Swale’’, ‘‘Horse Camp’’, ‘‘Dinner
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Creek’’, and ‘‘Tim’s Peak’’, and more particularly
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described as follows:
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(A) T. 21 S., R. 39 E.
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(B) T. 21 S., R. 40 E.
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(C) T. 22 S., R. 39 E.
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(D) T. 21 S., R. 40 E.
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(2) CASTLE ROCK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.—
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The parcel commonly known as the ‘‘Castle Rock
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Wilderness Study Area’’ and more particularly de-
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scribed as follows:
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(A) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., secs. 5, 8, 9, 16,
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and 17.
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(B) T. 18. S., R. 37 E., the W1⁄2 and S1⁄2
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of sec. 4 (except for any portion of private
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land).
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(C) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., the W1⁄2 of sec. 15.
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(D) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., sec. 10.
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(E) The SW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of sec. 10.
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(F) The NW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of sec. 10.
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(G) The SW1⁄4 of the NW 1⁄4 of sec. 10.
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(H) The NW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4
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of sec. 10.
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(I) The SW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4
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of sec. 10.
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(J) The NW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4
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of sec. 10.
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(K) The SW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4
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of sec. 10.
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(L) T. 18 S., R. 37 E., sec. 3.
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(M) The SW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4
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of sec. 3.
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