,i #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fdfi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #g1 #bjaf,mr4 ,huffman introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to revise the ,yurok ,reservation1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,yurok ,lands ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,for the purposes of this ,act3 7#a7 ,federal agency ,the term ,federal agency has the same meaning given that term in section #dj ,,cfr #aejh4ab1 excluding for purposes of this definition1 ,states and units of general local government and ,indian tribes4 7#b7 ,,nepa ,the term ,,nepa means the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474 7#c7 ,revised yurok reservation ,the term revised ,yurok ,reservation means the land within the ,yurok ,reservation exterior boundary as revised in section #e7;a74 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 or the ,secretary of ,transportation1 as appropriate4 7#e7 ,tribe ,the term ,tribe means the ,yurok ,tribe1 a federally recognized ,indian tribe4 #c4 ,tribal-,federal partnerships for ,federal land and resource management 7a7 ,in general ,at the ,tribe's option1 the ,tribe shall act as a joint lead agency pursuant to ,,nepa for major ,federal actions within the ,revised ,yurok ,reservation in accordance with a ,memorandum of ,understanding entered into between the ,federal lead agency and the ,tribe4 7#a7 ,the ,memorandum of ,understanding shall be negotiated in good faith1 comply with ,,nepa regulations1 and shall be finalized within #cj days from the date of notice of initiation of a ,,nepa process4 ,the ,memorandum of ,understanding shall include-- 7,a7 the respective roles and responsibilities of the ,tribe and the ,federal lead agency in the ,,nepa process2 7,b7 mechanisms for dispute resolution2 and 7,c7 a requirement that environmental impact statements shall discuss any inconsistency of a proposed action with any plan or environmental requirement of the ,tribe 7whether or not federally sanctioned74 ,where such an inconsistency exists1 the statement shall describe-- 7i7 the extent to which the agency would reconcile its proposed action with the plan or environmental requirement2 and 7ii7 what mitigation measures are being imposed to lessen adverse environmental impacts of the proposal identified by the ,tribe4 7#b7 ,if the ,memorandum of ,understanding is not executed in the #cj-;day period1 or an additional time period as agreed to by the ,tribe and the ,federal lead agency1 or is terminated1 the ,tribe shall have the option of participating as a cooperating agency in the ,,nepa process4 7b7 ,cooperating agency ,at the ,tribe's option1 the ,tribe shall act as a cooperating agency for major ,federal actions within the area depicted on the map titled ,klamath and ,redwood ,creek ,watersheds dated ,december #g1 #bjaf4 7c7 ,no limitation on existing authority ,nothing in this section shall limit the ,tribe or any other federally recognized ,indian tribe's ability to participate in any ,,nepa process as a joint lead agency or a cooperating agency4 7d7 ,cooperative agreements with the tribe 7#a7 ,redwood national park ,the ,secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the ,tribe for system unit natural resource protection for the purpose of protecting natural resources of ,redwood ,national ,park pursuant to section #ajagjb of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,forest service ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the ,tribe that will include1 but is not limited to1 provisions that implement section #d4 7#c7 ,tribe as an agency ,the ,tribe shall be considered a ,state or local government agency for purposes of section #ajagjc of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the ,secretary shall enter into a cooperative management agreement with the ,tribe pursuant to that section4 7#d7 ,confirmation and authorization of cooperative agreement related to the klamath river basin ,the #bjjf ,cooperative ,agreement between the ,department of the ,interior and the ,yurok ,tribe for the ,cooperative ,management of ,tribal and ,federal ,lands and ,resources in the ,klamath ,river ,basin of ,california is confirmed and the ,secretary is authorized to take such actions as are necessary to effectuate the agreement4 7e7 ,self-,governance agreements ,federal agencies1 as appropriate1 shall negotiate in good faith self-governance agreements pursuant to the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act of #aige 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej-deh;bbb#b74 ,program functions1 services1 and activities or portions thereof carried out by the ,national ,park ,service on ,federal land within the ,revised ,yurok ,reservation shall be included in a contract or compact to the extent allowed under title ,i or title ,,iv of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act4 #d4 ,land to be held in trust for the tribe 7a7 ,in general ,subject to any valid existing rights the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall transfer to the ,secretary of the ,interior administrative jurisdiction over approximately #a1bbi acres in the ,yurok ,experimental ,forest administered by the ,forest ,service and as generally depicted on the map entitled ,,usfs ,lands ,to ,be ,transferred ,to the ,yurok ,tribe and dated ,december #g1 #bjaf4 ,the map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the ,forest ,service4 7b7 ,administration ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall hold the land under subsection 7a7 in trust for the benefit of the ,tribe4 7c7 ,tribal land use management plan ,the ,tribe shall develop a ,tribal ,land ,use ,management ,plan in accordance with ,,nepa requirements for the #a1bbi acres depicted on the map entitled ,,usfs ,lands ,to ,be ,transferred ,to the ,yurok ,tribe and dated ,december #g1 #bjaf4 7d7 ,government-to-,government agreements ,within one year of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,tribe shall enter into government-to-government consultations and shall develop protocols to ensure that research activities of the ,forest ,service on lands taken into trust in this section shall continue in perpetuity4 ,the ,forest ,service shall be authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the ,tribe for the purpose of implementing this section4 7e7 ,survey ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,interior shall complete a survey to establish the exterior boundaries of the land taken into trust for the ,tribe under this section4 7f7 ,use of trust land ,land taken into trust under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 be managed by the ,tribe for conservation and research purposes2 7#b7 not be eligible or used for any gaming activity carried out under the ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq472 and 7#c7 not be subject to old growth logging4 #e4 ,yurok ,reservation boundary adjustment 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall revise the boundary of the ,yurok ,reservation as depicted on the map entitled ,revised ,yurok ,reservation ,boundary and dated ,december #g1 #bjaf1 copies of which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs4 7b7 ,land management ,subject to the requirements of sections #c and #d-- 7#a7 all ,national ,forest ,system land within the revised ,yurok ,reservation shall continue to be administered by the ,forest ,service in accordance with applicable laws and regulations2 and 7#b7 all ,national ,park ,system land within the revised ,yurok ,reservation shall continue to be administered by the ,national ,park ,service in accordance with applicable laws and regulations4 #f4 ,yurok scenic byway designation 7a7 ,designation of the yurok scenic byway ,bald ,hills ,road from its junction with ,u4,s4 ,highway #aja to its terminus on the ,klamath ,river shall be designated as the ,yurok ,scenic ,byway1 an ,indian ,tribe scenic byway1 and the ,tribe shall be eligible for appropriate grants and technical assistance as authorized in section #afb7;b7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,continued access and use retained ,the ,tribe shall not prohibit or limit1 and the ,secretary of the ,interior shall permit1 continued access and use of the ,bald ,hills ,road in accordance with section #aja7;a77#d7 of the ,redwood ,national ,park ,expansion ,act of #aigh 7#ib ,stat4 #afc74 #g4 ,confirmation of governing body and documents ,the governing documents of the ,tribe and the governing body established and elected thereunder1 as recognized by the ,secretary and in effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall only have effect within the revised ,yurok ,reservation4 ,no inference shall be made by this section as to outside the revised ,yurok ,reservation4