Sec. 203. Expedited fee-to-trust process for Plan implementation
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On request of an Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall take land into trust for the benefit of the Indian Tribe if the Indian Tribe— acquired the land using funds distributed in accordance with a Plan; or after the Indian Tribe acquires the land, the Secretary determines the Indian Tribe faces imminent environmental risk if not able to immediately relocate. On request of an Indian Tribe, the Secretary may take into trust for the benefit of the Indian Tribe any land owned by the Indian Tribe and intended for use pursuant to a Plan, regardless of when the land was acquired, in accordance with this section and the procedures described in part 151 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), except that— the Indian Tribe shall not be subject to the documentation requirements described in that part; but the Indian Tribe shall be required to consult with the Secretary to ensure the necessary information for the trust acquisition request is included in the Plan (or in subsequent materials); and the Secretary shall— evaluate the trust acquisition request using the procedures for an on-reservation acquisition pursuant to 25 CFR 151.9(c) or an initial Indian acquisition pursuant to 25 CFR 151.12(c) (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), as applicable, regardless of the actual location of the land; evaluate the request using the environmental review process described in section 202, as applicable; and act on the request of an Indian Tribe in accordance with the timeframe for approving or denying a Plan under section 108.
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