§ 1300n-3. — 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: 25USC1300n-3]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER LXXXV--GRATON RANCHERIA RESTORATION
Sec. 1300n-3. Transfer of land to be held in trust
(a) Lands to be taken in trust
Upon application by the Tribe, the Secretary shall accept into trust
for the benefit of the Tribe any real property located in Marin or
Sonoma County, California, for the benefit of the Tribe 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.
(b) Former trust lands of the Graton Rancheria
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 Secretary on September 17, 1959,
or such distributees' or dependent members' Indian heirs or successors
in interest.
(c) Lands to be part of reservation
Any real property taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe
pursuant to this subchapter shall be part of the Tribe's reservation.
(d) Lands to be nontaxable
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.
(Pub. L. 106-568, title XIV, Sec. 1405, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2940.)
