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Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act

S. 790 · 116th Congress · Mar 13, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To clarify certain provisions of Public Law 103–116, the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Gaming facility authorized

(a)
Gaming facility authorized— The Catawba Indian Nation (formerly the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina) is authorized to own and operate a gaming facility on the land described in section 2 of this Act, in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
(b)
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act— The facility described in subsection (a) shall operate in accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), except that section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719) shall not apply to the land described in section 2.
(c)
Land in trust— The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to take the land described in section 2 into trust for the purpose of conducting gaming, on behalf of the Catawba Indian Nation.
(d)
Rights preserved— Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act shall prevent any party from enforcing all rights, privileges, or prohibitions as contained within the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–116).

Sec. 2 Legal description of land

The land subject to this Act is described as follows: Real property in Cleveland County, North Carolina, beginning on a concrete right of way monument having NAD83 NC State Plane Grid Coordinates N: 536550.60 USFT and E: 1292093.25 USFT and being located N 11–18–59 W 637.68’ (Horizontal Ground Distance) from NCGS “Dixon” having NAD83 NC State Plane Grid Coordinates N: 535925.42 USFT and E: 1292218.36 USFT; running thence S 35–20–37 W 83.44’ to a concrete right of way monument; thence along an arc of curve to the left having a radius of 906.51’, an arc length of 357.87’, a chord bearing S 68–52–34 W and a chord length of 355.55’ to a 5/8” Rebar Set; thence S 57–19–29 W 498.70’ to a 5/8” Rebar Set; thence along an arc of curve to the right having a radius of 1344.39’, an arc length of 113.61’, a chord bearing S 59–44–45 W and a chord length of 113.58’ to a 5/8” Rebar Set; thence a new line N 23–34–25 W 751.26’ to a 5/8” Rebar Set; thence a new line N 66–25–35 E 1026.64’ to a 5/8” Rebar Set in the Western Right of Way Line of State Project 8.2800802; thence with the western right of way line N 66–25–35 E 43.71’ to a 5/8” Rebar Set; thence S 23–18–33 E 151.15’ to a ½” Rebar Found; thence S 23–18–33 E 93.85’ to a 5/8” Rebar Set; thence S 67–29–04 W 19.83’ to a 5/8” Rebar Set; thence S 23–18–56 E 237.04’ to a 5/8” Rebar Set; thence S 17–18–46 E 150.51’ to the point and place of beginning and containing 16.573 Acres +/- and shown as Lot 1 according to a survey by TGS Engineers dated September 17, 2018. The above described lot contains a portion of the land described in DB 1210 PG 167 Tract II, DB 1210 PG 174 Tract II and DB 1210 PG 174 Tract III as owned by Roadside Truck Plaza, Inc.