S. 2847 — Introduced in Senate

II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2847 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2014Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To provide for certain land to be taken into trust for the benefit of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) City The term City means the City of Banning, located in Riverside County, California, and adjacent to the Morongo Indian Reservation. (2) Fields The term Fields means Lloyd L. Fields, the owner of record of Parcel A. (3) Map The term map means the map entitled Morongo Indian Reservation, County of Riverside, State of California Land Exchange Map, dated May 22, 2014, and on file in the Bureau of Land Management State Office in Sacramento, California. (4) Parcel A The term Parcel A means the approximately 41.15 acres designated on the map as Fields lands. (5) Parcel B The term Parcel B means the approximately 41.15 acres designated on the map as Morongo lands. (6) Parcel C The term Parcel C means the approximately 1.21 acres designated on the map as Banning land. (7) Parcel D The term Parcel D means the approximately 1.76 acres designated on the map as Easement to Banning. (8) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (9) Tribe The term Tribe means the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. 3. Transfer of land; trust land; easement (a) Transfer of Parcel A and Parcel B and easement over Parcel D Subject to any valid existing rights of any third parties and to legal review and approval of the form and content of any and all instruments of conveyance and policies of title insurance, on receipt by the Secretary of confirmation that Fields has duly executed and deposited with a mutually acceptable and jointly instructed escrow holder in California a deed conveying clear and unencumbered title to Parcel A to the United States in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the Tribe, and on receipt by Fields of confirmation that the Secretary has duly executed and deposited into escrow with that mutually acceptable and jointly instructed escrow holder a patent conveying clear and unencumbered title in fee simple to Parcel B to Fields and has duly executed and deposited into escrow with that mutually acceptable and jointly instructed escrow holder an easement to the City for a public right-of-way over Parcel D, the Secretary shall instruct the escrow holder to simultaneously cause— (1) the patent to Parcel B to be recorded and issued to Fields; (2) the easement over Parcel D to be recorded and issued to the City; and (3) the deed to Parcel A to be delivered to the Secretary, who shall immediately cause the deed to Parcel A to be recorded and held in trust for the Tribe. (b) Transfer of Parcel C After completion of the transfers under subsection (a) and as soon as practicable after receipt by the Secretary of confirmation that the City has vacated the interest of the City in Parcel C in accordance with all applicable State and local laws, the Secretary shall cause Parcel C to be held in trust for the Tribe subject to— (1) any valid existing rights of any third parties; and (2) legal review and approval of the form and content of any and all instruments of conveyance.