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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 3535 (Introduced in House) — To restore Federal recognition to the Ruffey Rancheria of California, and for other purposes. · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Transfer of land to be held in trust

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Upon application by the Tribe, the Secretary shall have the authority under this section to accept into trust for the benefit of the Tribe not more than 441 acres of real property located in Siskiyou County, California, after the property is conveyed or otherwise transferred to the Secretary and if, at the time of such conveyance or transfer, there are no adverse legal claims to such property, including outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes. Subject to the conditions specified in this section, real property eligible for trust status under this section shall include Indian owned fee land held by persons listed as distributees or dependent members in the distribution plan approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and published in the Federal Register on April 11, 1961, or such distributees’ or dependent members’ Indian heirs or successors in interest.
Any real property taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this Act shall be part of the Tribe’s reservation. Any real property taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this section shall be exempt from all local, State, and Federal taxation as of the date that such land is transferred to the Secretary.
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