,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #fjg #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #gij ,report ,no4 #aaf-cjg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ac1 #bjai,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,burr1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs ,december #i1 #bjbj,reported by ,mr4 ,hoeven1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to clarify certain provisions of ,public ,law #ajc-aaf1 the ,catawba ,indian ,tribe of ,south ,carolina ,land ,claims ,settlement ,act of #aiic1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,gaming facility authorized 7a7 ,gaming facility authorized ,the ,catawba ,indian ,nation 7formerly the ,catawba ,indian ,tribe of ,south ,carolina7 is authorized to own and operate a gaming facility on the land described in section #b of this ,act1 in ,cleveland ,county1 ,north ,carolina4 7b7 ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act ,the facility described in subsection 7a7 shall operate in accordance with the ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq471 except that section #bj of the ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgai7 shall not apply to the land described in section #b4 7c7 ,land in trust ,the ,secretary of the ,interior is hereby authorized to take the land described in section #b into trust for the purpose of conducting gaming1 on behalf of the ,catawba ,indian ,nation4 7d7 ,rights preserved ,except as otherwise expressly provided in this ,act1 nothing in this ,act shall prevent any party from enforcing all rights1 privileges1 or prohibitions as contained within the ,catawba ,indian ,tribe of ,south ,carolina ,land ,claims ,settlement ,act of #aiic 7,public ,law #ajc-aaf74 #b4 ,legal description of land ,the land subject to this ,act is described as follows3 ,real property in ,cleveland ,county1 ,north ,carolina1 beginning on a concrete right of way monument having ,,nad#hc ,,nc ,state ,plane ,grid ,coordinates ,n3 #ecfeej4fj ,,usft and ,e3 #abibjic4be ,,usft and being located ,n #aa-ah-ei ,w #fcg4fh' 7,horizontal ,ground ,distance7 from ,,ncgs ,dixon having ,,nad#hc ,,nc ,state ,plane ,grid ,coordinates ,n3 #eceibe4db ,,usft and ,e3 #abibbah4cf ,,usft2 running thence ,s #ce-bj-cg ,w #hc4dd' to a concrete right of way monument2 thence along an arc of curve to the left having a radius of #ijf4ea'1 an arc length of #ceg4hg'1 a chord bearing ,s #fh-eb-cd ,w and a chord length of #cee4ee' to a #e_/h0 ,rebar ,set2 thence ,s #eg-ai-bi ,w #dih4gj' to a #e_/h0 ,rebar ,set2 thence along an arc of curve to the right having a radius of #acdd4ci'1 an arc length of #aac4fa'1 a chord bearing ,s #ei-dd-de ,w and a chord length of #aac4eh' to a #e_/h0 ,rebar ,set2 thence a new line ,n #bc-cd-be ,w #gea4bf' to a #e_/h0 ,rebar ,set2 thence a new line ,n #ff-be-ce ,e #ajbf4fd' to a #e_/h0 ,rebar ,set in the ,western ,right of ,way ,line of ,state ,project #h4bhjjhjb2 thence with the western right of way line ,n #ff-be-ce ,e #dc4ga' to a #e_/h0 ,rebar ,set2 thence ,s #bc-ah-cc ,e #aea4ae' to a 0 ,rebar ,found2 thence ,s #bc-ah-cc ,e #ic4he' to a #e_/h0 ,rebar ,set2 thence ,s #fg-bi-jd ,w #ai4hc' to a #e_/h0 ,rebar ,set2 thence ,s #bc-ah-ef ,e #bcg4jd' to a #e_/h0 ,rebar ,set2 thence ,s #ag-ah-df ,e #aej4ea' to the point and place of beginning and containing #af4egc ,acres _/- and shown as ,lot #a according to a survey by ,,tgs ,engineers dated ,september #ag1 #bjah4 ,the above described lot contains a portion of the land described in ,,db #abaj ,,pg #afg ,tract ,,ii1 ,,db #abaj ,,pg #agd ,tract ,,ii and ,,db #abaj ,,pg #agd ,tract ,,iii as owned by ,roadside ,truck ,plaza1 ,inc4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,catawba ,indian ,nation ,lands ,act4 #b4 ,application of current law 7a7 ,land in ,south ,carolina ,section #ad of the ,catawba ,indian ,tribe of ,south ,carolina ,claims ,settlement ,act of #aiic 7,public ,law #ajc-aaf2 #ajg ,stat4 #aacf7 shall only apply to gaming conducted by the ,catawba ,indian ,nation on land located in the ,state of ,south ,carolina4 7b7 ,land in ,states other than ,south ,carolina ,gaming conducted by the ,catawba ,indian ,nation on land located in ,states other than the ,state of ,south ,carolina shall be subject to-- 7#a7 the ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq472 and 7#b7 sections #aaff through #aafh of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 #c4 ,reaffirmation of status and actions 7a7 ,ratification of trust status ,the action taken by the ,secretary of the ,interior on ,july #aj1 #bjbj1 to place approximately #ag acres of land located in ,cleveland ,county1 ,north ,carolina1 into trust for the benefit of the ,catawba ,indian ,nation is hereby ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken under a ,federal law specifically authorizing or directing that action4 7b7 ,administration ,the land placed into trust for the benefit of the ,catawba ,indian ,nation by the ,secretary of the ,interior on ,july #aj1 #bjbj1 shall be-- 7#a7 part of the ,catawba ,reservation and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to land held in trust by the ,united ,states for the benefit of an ,indian ,tribe2 and 7#b7 deemed to have been acquired and taken into trust as part of the restoration of land for an ,indian ,tribe that is restored to ,federal recognition pursuant to section #bj7;b77#a77;,b77iii7 of the ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgai7;b77#a77;,b77iii774 7c7 ,effect ,nothing in this ,act shall-- 7#a7 enlarge1 impair1 or otherwise affect any right or claim of the ,catawba ,indian ,nation to any land or interest in land in existence before the date of enactment of this ,act2 7#b7 affect any water right of the ,catawba ,indian ,nation in existence before the date of enactment of this ,act2 7#c7 terminate or limit any access in any way to any right-of-way or right-of-use issued1 granted1 or permitted before the date of enactment of this ,act2 or 7#d7 alter or diminish the right of the ,catawba ,indian ,nation to seek to have additional land taken into trust by the ,united ,states for the benefit of the ,catawba ,indian ,nation4 ,december #i1 #bjbj,reported with an amendment