A bill to declare that all right, title, and interest of the United States in 2,640 acres, more or less, are hereby held by the United States in trust for the Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fallon Indian Reservation, Nev., to promote the economic self-sufficiency of the Paiute and Shoshone Tribes.
Declares all right, title, and interest of the United States in approximately 2,700 acres are being held by the United States in trust for the Paiute-Shoshone Tribes of the Fallon Indian Reservation and Colony, Nevada.
Entitles the Tribes to the revenues reserved by the United States from specified uses of such land.
Directs the Fallon Paiute and Shoshone Tribes Business Council or the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the right to the use of water appurtenant to allotted lands within the Reservation.
Declares that such water rights shall be held in trust by the United States for the Reservation. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit the transfer of water rights from existing lands to lands added to the reservation by this Act.
Directs the Council or the Secretary to acquire lands within the boundaries of the Reservation for certain purposes.
Directs the Secretary to give priority to: (1) the improvement of irrigation water in the Reservation; (2) the construction of canal and irrigation works to deliver water to irrigable acres in the Reservation; and (3) the subjugation of up to 1,800 acres for agricultural purposes.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1298.
Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1298.
Measure called up by consent calendar in House.
Measure considered in House.
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended.
Measure passed House, amended.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments.
Senate agreed to House amendments.
Enacted as Public Law 95-337
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Measure enrolled in House.
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public Law 95-337.
Public Law 95-337.