Public Law 118-32 | Public Law 118–32: To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.

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PUBLIC LAW 118–32—DEC. 26, 2023

137 STAT. 1109

Public Law

118–32

118th Congress

An Act

To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.

Dec. 26, 2023

[H.R. 1722]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023.

SECTION 1.

25 USC 713 note.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023

”.

SEC. 2.

GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT AMENDMENT.

Section 1(d) of Public Law 100–425 (commonly known as the “Grand Ronde Reservation Act”;

25 USC 713f note.

102 Stat. 1594; 108 Stat. 4566)

is amended

—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by

striking

“lands within the State of Oregon” and

inserting

“the 84 acres known as the Thompson Strip”;

(2)

redesignating

paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and

(3)

inserting

after paragraph (1) the following:

“(2)

Gaming prohibition.—

Any real property obtained by the Tribes as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States, including any real property purchased with funds granted as part of any land claim settlement, shall not be eligible, or used, for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).”

SEC. 3.

25 USC 713f note.

TREATY RIGHTS OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES.

Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to enlarge, confirm, adjudicate, affect, or modify any treaty right of an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).

Approved December 26, 2023.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1722 (S. 910):

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 118–265 (Comm. on Natural Resources).

SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 118–113 (Comm. on Indian Affairs) accompanying S. 910.

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 169 (2023):

Nov. 6, 8, considered and passed House.

Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

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