To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.

S. 2716 · 116th Congress · Dec 20, 2020 · Lineage

AN ACT

1. Grand Ronde Reservation Act amendment

Section 1(d) of Public Law 100–425 (commonly known as the “Grand Ronde Reservation Act”) (102 Stat. 1594) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1) by striking “lands within the State of Oregon” and inserting “the 84 acres known as the Thompson Strip”;

(2)

by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and

(3)

by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

“(2) Gaming prohibition—Any real property obtained by the Tribes as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States shall not be eligible, or used, for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).”

2. Treaty rights of federally recognized Tribes

Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to enlarge, confirm, adjudicate, affect, or modify any treaty right of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).

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Oct 28, 2019 Introduced in Senate Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.

1. Grand Ronde Reservation Act amendment

2. Treaty rights of federally recognized Tribes

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