,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ddj #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cjgc
 ,report ,no4 #aai-ead ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#bi1 #bjbe,ms4 ,maloy introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,february #bc1 #bjbf;,additional        
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,kennedy of ,utah and    
,mr4 ,owens  ,february #bc1             
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to confer jurisdiction on the  
,state of ,utah with respect to civil   
causes of action arising on or within   
the ,indian lands of the ,shivwits ,band
 of ,paiutes1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,shivwits ,band of ,paiutes     
,jurisdictional ,clarity ,act4  #b4     
,definitions  ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,indian lands ,the term ,indian lands   
means lands of the ,shivwits ,band of   
,paiutes that are-- 7,a7 held in trust  

by the ,united ,states for the benefit  
of the ,shivwits ,band of ,paiutes2 or  
7,b7 subject to a restriction against   
alienation imposed by the ,united       
,states4  7#b7 ,shivwits ,band of       
,paiutes ,the term ,shivwits ,band of   
,paiutes means-- 7,a7 the ,shivwits     
,band of ,paiutes1 a federally          
recognized ,indian ,tribe restored by   
,congress pursuant to the ,paiute       
,indian ,tribe of ,utah ,restoration    
,act 7,public ,law #if-bbg2 #id4 ,stat4 
#cag72  7,b7 the recognized governing   
body of the ,shivwits ,band of ,paiutes2
  7,c7 any ,shivwits ,tribal enterprise1
 including any commercial activity1     
business1 or entity managed1 controlled1
 or operated by the ,shivwits ,band of  
,paiutes1 and any subsidiaries thereto2 
and  7,d7 any corporation chartered by  
the ,shivwits ,band of ,paiutes under   
section #ag of the ,act of ,june #ah1   
#aicd 7commonly known as the ,indian    
,reorganization ,act7 7#dh ,stat4 #ihh1 
chapter #egf2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #eabd71 and 

any subsidiaries thereto4  #c4 ,state   
civil jurisdiction  ,the ,state of ,utah
 shall have jurisdiction over any civil 
cause of action-- 7#a7 to which the     
,shivwits ,band of ,paiutes is a party2 
and  7#b7 that arises on or within the  
,indian lands4  #d4 ,federal court      
jurisdiction  7a7 ,in general ,any      
contract or agreement1 including a      
lease1 affecting or arising on the      
,indian lands1 or to which the ,shivwits
 ,band of ,paiutes is a party1 shall be 
considered within the meaning of        
commerce as defined in section #a of    
title #i1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7   
,causes of action ,any cause of action  
arising from any contract or agreement1 
including a lease1 affecting or arising 
on the ,indian lands1 or to which the   
,shivwits ,band of ,paiutes is a party1 
shall be deemed to be a civil cause of  
action arising under the ,constitution1 
laws1 or treaties of the ,united ,states
 within the meaning of section #acca of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  #e4  

,sovereign immunity not abrogated       
,nothing in this ,act abrogates-- 7#a7  
the sovereign immunity of the ,shivwits 
,band of ,paiutes from unconsented suit2
 or  7#b7 the authority of the ,shivwits
 ,band of ,paiutes to waive that        
sovereign immunity4  #f4 ,shivwits ,band
 of ,paiutes leasing authority          
,subsection 7a7 of the first section of 
the ,act of ,august #i1 #aiee 7#fi      
,stat4 #eci1 chapter #fae2 #be ,u4,s4,c4
 #dae7;a771 is amended1 in the second   
sentence1 by inserting 1 land held in   
trust for the ,shivwits ,band of        
,paiutes after land held in trust for   
the ,confederated ,tribes of the        
,chehalis ,reservation4  ,february #bc1 
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed