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S. 818 · 114th Congress

A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

Law · 114-263 · Dec 14, 2016
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  1. Senate Introduced Mar 19, 2015
  2. Senate Passed Jul 14, 2016
  3. House Passed Dec 6, 2016
  4. President To the President Dec 8, 2016
  5. President Signed Dec 14, 2016
  6. Law Dec 14, 2016

Interior must treat such a transfer of real property as an on-reservation trust acquisition. Gaming is prohibited on such real property, except for real property within two miles of a specified gaming facility. Real property taken into trust within the boundaries of the original reservation after September 9, 1988, must be considered part of the reservation.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 14, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 16, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) The Department of the Interior may accept title to any real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (comprising land within the political boundaries of Polk and Yamhill Counties, Oregon), if such real property is transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the tribes.

Interior must treat such a transfer of real property as an on-reservation trust acquisition. Gaming is prohibited on such real property, except for real property within two miles of a specified gaming facility. Real property taken into trust within the boundaries of the original reservation after September 9, 1988, must be considered part of the reservation.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Dec 14, 2016): Became Public Law No: 114-263.

Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 19, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Mar 19, 2015
  2. Senate Passed Jul 14, 2016
  3. House Passed Dec 6, 2016
  4. President To the President Dec 8, 2016
  5. President Signed Dec 14, 2016
  6. Law Dec 14, 2016

No recorded floor vote found.