,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eja  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dfhe  ,report ,no4 #aad-fdi  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#c1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,mc,carthy introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,july #a1 #bjaf ,committed to the       
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to take certain    
,federal lands located in ,tulare       
,county1 ,california1 into trust for the
 benefit of the ,tule ,river ,indian    
,tribe1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,tule ,river ,indian ,reservation   
,land ,trust1 ,health1 and ,economic    
,development ,act4  #b4 ,lands to be    
,taken into ,trust  7a7 ,in general     
,subject to subsection 7b71 valid1      
existing rights1 and management         
agreements related to easements and     
rights-of-way1 all right1 title1 and    
interest 7including improvements and    

appurtenances7 of the ,united ,states in
 and to the approximately #cd acres of  
,federal lands generally depicted on the
 map titled ,proposed ,lands to be ,held
 in ,trust for the ,tule ,river ,tribe  
and dated ,may #ad1 #bjae1 are hereby   
held in trust by the ,united ,states for
 the benefit of the ,tule ,river ,indian
 ,tribe4  7b7 ,easements and            
rights-of-,way ,for the purposes of     
subsection 7a71 valid1 existing rights  
include any easement or right-of-way for
 which an application is pending with   
the ,bureau of ,land ,management on the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,if 
such application is denied upon final   
action1 the valid1 existing right       
related to the application shall cease  
to exist4  7c7 ,availability of map ,the
 map referred to in subsection 7a7 shall
 be on file and available for public    
inspection at the office of the         
,california ,state ,director1 ,bureau of
 ,land ,management4  7d7 ,conversion of 
valid1 existing rights  7#a7 ,continuity

 of use ,any person claiming in good    
faith to have valid1 existing rights to 
lands taken into trust by this ,act may 
continue to exercise such rights to the 
same extent that the rights were        
exercised before the date of the        
enactment of this ,act until the        
,secretary makes a determination on an  
application submitted under paragraph   
7#b77;,b7 or the application is deemed  
to be granted under paragraph 7#c74     
7#b7 ,notice and ,application           
,consistent with sections #bhjj through 
#bhhj of title #dc1 ,code of ,federal   
,regulations1 as soon as practicable    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of the ,interior   
shall notify any person that claims to  
have valid1 existing rights1 such as a  
management agreement1 easement1 or other
 right-of-way1 to lands taken into trust
 under subsection 7a7 that--  7,a7 such 
lands have been taken into trust2 and   
7,b7 the person claiming the valid1     
existing rights has #fj days to submit  

an application to the ,secretary        
requesting that the valid1 existing     
rights be converted to a long-term      
easement or other right-of-way4  7#c7   
,determination ,the ,secretary of the   
,interior shall grant or deny an        
application submitted under paragraph   
7#b77;,b7 not later than #ahj days after
 the application is submitted4 ,such a  
determination shall be considered a     
final action4 ,if the ,secretary does   
not make a determination within #ahj    
days after the application is submitted1
 the application shall be deemed to be  
granted4  7e7 ,restriction on gaming    
,lands taken into trust pursuant to     
subsection 7a7 shall not be considered  
to have been taken into trust for1 and  
shall not be eligible for1 class ,,ii   
gaming or class ,,iii gaming 7as those  
terms are defined in section #d of the  
,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #bgjc774  ,july #a1 #bjaf     
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      

,union and ordered to be printed