S-402 : Still Just a Bill

Amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the Siletz Tribe additional lands that lie within the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation and are located in Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, or Yamhill County in Oregon.

Requires such land to be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition and become part of the Tribe's reservation. (Off-reservation land acquisition requests require the Secretary to give greater scrutiny to the tribe's justification of the anticipated benefits from the acquisition.)

Prohibits gaming on lands taken into trust pursuant to this Act.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2013-02-28IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1014)Senate
2013-02-28IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Ron Wyden [D] (OR)
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Policy Area :

Native Americans
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  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Gambling
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Land transfers
  • Oregon
  • Department of the Interior

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