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Sec. 8 · H.R. 3255

Acquisition of land

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(a) Homeland The Secretary shall— (1) acquire, for the benefit of the Tribe, trust title to land within Muskegon, Newaygo, or Oceana Counties; and (2) accept into trust any real property located in those counties for the benefit of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, if— (A) conveyed or otherwise transferred to the Secretary; and (B) at the time of such acceptance, there are not adverse legal claims on such property, including outstanding liens, mortgages or taxes owed. (b) Additional acquisitions; trust land The Secretary may— (1) acquire additional land for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 18, (25 U.S.C. 5108; commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act); and (2) take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any land held in fee by the Tribe, if such lands are located within the boundaries of, Kent and Ottawa Counties in Michigan. (c) Deadline for determination The Secretary shall— (1) make a final written determination not later than 18 months of the date which the Tribe submits a request for land to be taken into trust under subsection (a)(1); and (2) immediately make the determination under paragraph (1) available to the Tribe. (d) Reservation status Any land taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall, upon request of the Tribe, be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe.

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