Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act.>>
This Act may be cited as the ``Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act''.
In this Act: (1) Compact-designated area.--The term ``Compact Designated Area'' means the area south of West Grant Road, east of Interstate 10, north of West Calle Adelanto, and west of North 15th Avenue in the City of Tucson, Arizona, as provided specifically in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe--State of Arizona Amended and Restated Gaming Compact signed in 2021. (2) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recognized Indian tribe. (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe''-- (A) means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians; and (B) does not include any Alaska Native regional or village corporation. (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
Upon the request of the Tribe, the Secretary shall accept and take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to all valid existing rights, any land within the Compact-Designated Area that is owned by Tribe.
(a) Administration.--Land placed into trust pursuant to this Act shall-- (1) be a part of the Pascua Yaqui Reservation and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to land held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe; and (2) be deemed to have been acquired and taken into trust on September 18, 1978.
(b) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall-- (1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) affect any water right of the Tribe in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) terminate or limit any access in any way to any right- of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act; or (4) alter or diminish the right of the Tribe to seek to have additional land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.
Approved December 27, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4881: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117-166 (Comm. on Natural Resources). SENATE REPORTS: No. 117-127 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 167 (2021): Nov. 1, 2, considered and passed House. Vol. 168 (2022): Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.
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