,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #c1 #bjag,mr4   
,larsen of ,washington 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4            
,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mrs4       
,torres1 ,mr4 ,denham1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 
,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4        
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4         
,aguilar1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west         
,virginia1 and ,mr4 ,polis7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of the ,interior to place certain lands 
in ,skagit and ,san ,juan ,counties1    
,washington1 into trust for the ,samish 
,indian ,nation1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,samish ,indian ,nation    
,land ,conveyance ,act of #bjag4  #b4   
,definitions  7a7 ,parcels ,the term    
parcels means the #ag parcels of        
approximately #ig acres of land owned by
 the ,tribe1 located in ,skagit ,county 

and ,san ,juan ,county1 ,washington1 and
 depicted on the ,map4  7b7 ,map ,the   
term ,map means the map titled the      
,samish ,indian ,nation ,land           
,conveyance ,map dated ,july #be1 #bjac4
  7c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary   
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7d7 ,tribe ,the term ,tribe means the   
,samish ,indian ,nation1 a federally    
recognized ,indian ,tribe4  #c4 ,land   
into trust  7a7 ,action by the secretary
 of the interior ,the ,secretary shall  
take the land described in the ,map into
 trust for the benefit of the ,tribe in 
accordance with the regulations of the  
,department of the ,interior for        
implementing the ,national              
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 that are  
applicable to trust land acquisitions   
for ,indian tribes that are mandated by 
,federal legislation4  7b7 ,survey  7#a7
 ,responsibility for survey ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,tribe shall

 conduct a survey of the boundaries of  
the parcels described in the ,map and   
designated for the ,tribe and submit the
 survey to the ,bureau of ,indian       
,affairs4  7#b7 ,approval of survey     
7,a7 ,not later than #ij days after the 
date on which the survey is submitted   
under this subsection1 the ,director of 
the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs shall   
complete a review of the survey1 and    
provide the ,tribe with notice of       
concurrence of the survey4  7,b7 ,not   
later than #abj days after the date on  
which concurrence is provided to the    
,tribe1 the ,secretary shall submit a   
copy of the survey to the appropriate   
committees of ,congress1 and make the   
survey available to the public at the   
appropriate office of the ,secretary4   
#d4 ,hunting1 fishing1 trapping1 and    
gathering ,this ,act shall not grant or 
diminish any hunting1 fishing1 trapping 
or gathering treaty right of any ,indian
 tribe4  #e4 ,gaming prohibition ,the   
,tribe may not conduct on any land taken

 into trust pursuant to this ,act any   
gaming activities-- 7#a7 as a matter of 
claimed inherent authority2 or  7#b7    
under any ,federal law 7including the   
,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq47 and any        
regulations promulgated by the          
,secretary or the ,national ,indian     
,gaming ,commission pursuant to that    
,act74  #f4 ,effect of ,act ,nothing in 
this ,act shall limit-- 7#a7 the        
existing rights or claims of the ,tribe2
 or  7#b7 the eligibility of the ,tribe 
to acquire additional land in trust     
under applicable ,federal law and       
regulations4