§ 1300l-2. — Transfer of land to be held in trust.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1300l-2]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER LXXXIII--AUBURN INDIAN RESTORATION
Sec. 1300l-2. Transfer of land to be held in trust
(a) Lands to be taken in trust
The Secretary may accept any real property located in Placer County,
California, for the benefit of the Tribe if conveyed or otherwise
transferred to the Secretary if, at the time of such conveyance or
transfer, there are no adverse legal claims on such property, including
outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed. The Secretary may accept
any additional acreage in the Tribe's service area pursuant to the
authority of the Secretary under the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461
et seq.).
(b) Former trust lands of Auburn Rancheria
Subject to the conditions specified in this section, real property
eligible for trust status under this section shall include fee land held
by the White Oak Ridge Association, Indian owned fee land held
communally pursuant to the distribution plan prepared and approved by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs on August 13, 1959, and Indian owned fee
land held by persons listed as distributees or dependent members in such
distribution plan or such distributees' or dependent members' Indian
heirs or successors in interest.
(c) Lands to be part of reservation
Subject to the conditions imposed by this section, any real property
conveyed or transferred under this section shall be taken in the name of
the United States in trust for the Tribe or, as applicable, an
individual member of the Tribe, and shall be part of the Tribe's
reservation.
(Pub. L. 103-434, title II, Sec. 204, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4534;
Pub. L. 104-122, Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 876.)
References in Text
Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in subsec. (a), popularly known as
the Indian Reorganization Act, is classified generally to subchapter V
(Sec. 461 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 461 of this
title and Tables.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-122 substituted ``may'' for ``shall''
in first sentence.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1300l-1, 1300l-6 of this
title.
