,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aejh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bi1 #bjbe,mr4  
,curtis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to conf]  
jurisdiction on ! ,/ate ( ,utah )       
respect to civil causes ( action aris+  
on or )9 ! ,indian l&s ( ! ,%ivwits ,b& 
( ,paiutes1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,%ivwits ,b& ( ,paiutes ,jurisdictional 
,cl>ity ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions  ,9 ?is  
,act3 7#a7 ,indian l&s ,! t]m ,indian   
l&s means l&s ( ! ,%ivwits ,b& (        
,paiutes t are-- 7,a7 held 9 tru/ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates = ! b5efit ( ! ,%ivwits   
,b& ( ,paiutes2 or  7,b7 subject to a   
re/riction aga9/ ali5ation impos$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,%ivwits ,b& (     
,paiutes ,! t]m ,%ivwits ,b& ( ,paiutes 
means-- 7,a7 ! ,%ivwits ,b& ( ,paiutes1 
a f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe      
re/or$ by ,congress pursuant to !       
,paiute ,indian ,tribe ( ,utah          

,re/oration ,act 7,public ,law #if-bbg2 
#id4 ,/at4 #cag72  7,b7 ! recogniz$     
gov]n+ body ( ! ,%ivwits ,b& ( ,paiutes2
  7,c7 any ,%ivwits ,tribal ent]prise1  
includ+ any comm]cial activity1 bus9ess1
 or entity manag$1 controll$1 or op]at$ 
by ! ,%ivwits ,b& ( ,paiutes1 & any     
subsidi>ies !reto2 &  7,d7 any          
corporation *>t]$ by ! ,%ivwits ,b& (   
,paiutes "u section #ag ( ! ,act ( ,june
 #ah1 #aicd 7commonly kn[n z ! ,indian  
,reorganization ,act7 7#dh ,/at4 #ihh1  
*apt] #egf2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #eabd71 & any 
subsidi>ies !reto4  #c4 ,/ate civil     
jurisdiction  ,! ,/ate ( ,utah %all h   
jurisdiction ov] any civil cause (      
action-- 7#a7 to :i* ! ,%ivwits ,b& (   
,paiutes is a p>ty2 &  7#b7 t arises on 
or )9 ! ,indian l&s4  #d4 ,f$]al c\rt   
jurisdiction  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any contract
 or agreem5t1 includ+ a lease1 affect+  
or aris+ on ! ,indian l&s1 or to :i* !  
,%ivwits ,b& ( ,paiutes is a p>ty1 %all 
be consid]$ )9 ! mean+ ( comm]ce z def9$
 9 section #a ( title #i1 ,unit$ ,/ates 

,code4  7b7 ,causes ( action ,any cause 
( action aris+ f any contract or        
agreem5t1 includ+ a lease1 affect+ or   
aris+ on ! ,indian l&s1 or to :i* !     
,%ivwits ,b& ( ,paiutes is a p>ty1 %all 
be deem$ to be a civil cause ( action   
aris+ "u ! ,con/itution1 laws1 or       
treaties ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates )9 ! mean+ ( 
section #acca ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  #e4 ,sov]eign immunity n       
abrogat$ ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act abrogates--   
7#a7 ! sov]eign immunity ( ! ,%ivwits   
,b& ( ,paiutes f uncons5t$ suit2 or     
7#b7 ! au?ority ( ! ,%ivwits ,b& (      
,paiutes to waive t sov]eign immunity4  
#f4 ,%ivwits ,b& ( ,paiutes leas+       
au?ority ,subsection 7a7 ( ! fir/       
section ( ! ,act ( ,augu/ #i1 #aiee 7#fi
 ,/at4 #eci1 *apt] #fae2 #be ,u4,s4,c4  
#dae7;a771 is am5d$1 9 ! second s5t5ce1 
by ins]t+ 1 l& held 9 tru/ = ! ,%ivwits 
,b& ( ,paiutes aft] l& held 9 tru/ = !  
,conf$]at$ ,tribes ( ! ,*ehalis         
,res]vation4