,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ac1 
#bjah,ms4 ,heitkamp introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the transfer of     
certain land to be held in trust for the
 benefit of the ,standing ,rock ,sioux  
,tribe of ,north and ,south ,dakota1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,standing
 ,rock ,sioux ,tribe ,land ,restoration 
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds that-- 7#a7 #ef1jjj acres of the  
,standing ,rock ,sioux ,reservation were
 acquired for the ,oahe ,dam and        
,reservoir1 a component of the          
,pick-,sloan ,missouri ,river ,basin    
program2  7#b7 the land acquired was    
fertile1 wooded bottomland1 comprising  
the most productive agricultural and    
pastoral land of the ,tribe1 with arable
 soils1 abundant timber and wildlife1   

and important medicinal plants of the   
,tribe2  7#c7 the ,joint ,tribal        
,advisory ,committee 7referred to in    
this section as the ,committee7 was     
established by the ,secretary of the    
,interior on ,may #aj1 #aihe1 to assess 
the impacts of the ,pick-,sloan         
,missouri ,river ,basin program on the  
,tribe2 and  7#d7 the ,committee issued 
a final report on ,may #bc1 #aihf1 in   
which the ,committee recommended the    
transfer to the ,tribe of the ,oahe     
project land within the exterior        
boundaries of the ,reservation that are 
located above #afbj mean sea level4  #c4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,pick-,sloan ,missouri ,river ,basin    
,program ,the term ,pick-,sloan         
,missouri ,river ,basin program means   
the ,pick-,sloan ,missouri ,river ,basin
 ,program 7authorized by section #i of  
the ,act of ,december #bb1 #aidd        
7commonly known as the ,flood ,control  
,act of #aidd7 7#eh ,stat4 #hia1 chapter
 #ffe774  7#b7 ,reservation ,the term   

,reservation means the ,standing ,rock  
,indian ,reservation4  7#c7 ,secretary  
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,interior4  7#d7      
,tribe ,the term ,tribe means the       
,standing ,rock ,sioux ,tribe of ,north 
and ,south ,dakota4  #d4 ,land transfer 
7a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection  
7c71 the ,secretary of the ,army shall  
transfer the land described in          
subsection 7b7 to the ,secretary to be  
held in trust for the benefit of the    
,tribe4  7b7 ,land ,to be transferred   
,the land that shall be transferred     
under this section is the ,federal land 
that-- 7#a7 lies within the exterior    
boundaries of the ,reservation2  7#b7   
was acquired by the ,united ,states for 
the ,oahe ,dam and ,reservoir ,project  
pursuant to ,public ,law #he-iae 7#gb   
,stat4 #agfb72 and  7#c7 is located     
above the top of the exclusive flood    
pool of the ,oahe ,dam and ,reservoir   
,project1 as determined by the          
,secretary of the ,army4  7c7           

,conditions of transfer  7#a7           
,authorized purposes ,the transfer of   
land under this section shall not       
interfere with any of the authorized    
purposes of the ,oahe ,dam and          
,reservoir ,project1 any project of the 
,pick-,sloan ,missouri ,river ,basin    
program1 or any other applicable law4   
7#b7 ,retained rights ,the ,secretary of
 the ,army shall retain the right to    
inundate with water or cause erosion to 
the transferred land1 as necessary for  
the operation of the ,oahe ,dam and     
,reservoir ,project or of any project of
 the ,pick ,sloan ,missouri ,river      
,basin program4  7#c7 ,retained property
 interests ,notwithstanding subsection  
7b71 the ,secretary of the ,army shall  
retain any land1 structures1 easements1 
or other property interests necessary to
 carry out authorized purposes of the   
,oahe ,dam and ,reservoir ,project or of
 any project of the ,pick-,sloan        
,missouri ,river ,basin program4  7#d7  
,other terms and conditions ,the        

transfer of land under this section     
shall be subject to any other term or   
condition that the ,secretary of the    
,army determines to be appropriate to   
ensure the continued operation of the   
,oahe ,dam and ,reservoir ,project or of
 any project of the ,pick-,sloan        
,missouri ,river ,basin program4  7d7   
,existing rights and interests ,nothing 
in this ,act deprives any person of any 
easement1 leasehold1 or other right or  
interest that1 as of the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the person may  
have in the land to be transferred4