Sec. 1007. Pascua Yaqui Tribe land conveyance
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In this section: The term District means the Tucson Unified School District No. 1, a school district recognized as such under the laws of the State of Arizona. The term Map means the map entitled ‘ Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act , dated March 14, 2016, and on file and available for public inspection in the local office of the Bureau of Land Management. The term Recreation and Public Purposes Act means the Act of June 14, 1926 ( 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The term Tribe means the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recognized Indian Tribe. Subject to paragraph
(2)and to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 39.65 acres of Federal lands generally depicted on the map as Parcel A are declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. Paragraph
(1)shall take effect on the day after the date on which the District relinquishes all right, title, and interest of the District in and to the approximately 39.65 acres of land described in paragraph (1). Subject to valid existing rights and payment to the United States of the fair market value, the United States shall convey to the District all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 13.24 acres of Federal lands generally depicted on the map as Parcel B . The fair market value of the property to be conveyed under subparagraph
(A)shall be determined by the Secretary in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. As a condition of the conveyance under this paragraph, all costs associated with the conveyance shall be paid by the District. If, not later than 1 year after the completion of the appraisal required by subparagraph (C), the District submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal reversionary interest in all of the approximately 27.5 acres of land conveyed to the District under Recreation and Public Purposes Act and generally depicted on the map as Parcel C , the Secretary shall convey to the District such reversionary interest in the lands covered by the offer. The Secretary shall complete the conveyance not later than 30 days after the date of the offer. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the lands described in this paragraph to determine the precise boundaries and acreage of the lands subject to the Federal reversionary interest. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the Federal reversionary interest in the lands identified by the survey required by subparagraph (B). The appraisal shall be completed in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest under this paragraph, the District shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal interest, as determined under subparagraph (C). The consideration shall be paid not later than 30 days after the date of the conveyance. As a condition of the conveyance under this paragraph, all costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of the survey required by subparagraph
(B)and the appraisal required by subparagraph (C), shall be paid by the District. The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on lands taken into trust pursuant to this section, either as a matter of claimed inherent authority, under the authority of any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), or under regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission. There shall be no Federal reserved right to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this section. The Tribe retains any right or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this section. Any water rights that are appurtenant to land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this section may not be forfeited or abandoned. Nothing in this section affects or modifies any right of the Tribe or any obligation of the United States under Public Law 95–375 .
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