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Sec. 8 · S. 689

Transfer of land into trust

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(a) Transfer of land to trust (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, and the requirements of this subsection, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (2) shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe as part of the Reservation upon the Enforceability Date, provided that the Tribal fee land described in paragraph (2)(C)— (A) is free from any liens, encumbrances, or other infirmities; and (B) has no existing evidence of any hazardous substances or other environmental liability. (2) Lands to be held in trust The land referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: (A) Bureau of Land Management lands (i) Approximately 26.15 acres of land located in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., sec. 35, Lot 9. (ii) Approximately 85.50 acres of land located in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., sec. 35, Lots 6 and 7. (iii) Approximately 38.77 acres of land located in— (I) T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 30, Lot 1; and (II) T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 31, Lots 6 and 7. (iv) Approximately 154.9 acres of land located in T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 34, N 1/4 SW 1/4 and SW 1/4 SW 1/4, Lots 2 and 3. (v) Approximately 40.00 acres of land located in T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 34, NE 1/4 SE 1/4. (vi) Approximately 375.17 acres of land located in— (I) T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 35, S 1/2 NE 1/4, N 1/2 SE 1/4, and SE 1/4 SE 1/4, Lots 3, 4, and 6; and (II) T. 23 S., R. 30 E., sec. 2, S 1/2 NE 1/4, Lots 6 and 7. (vii) Approximately 60.43 acres of land located in— (I) T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 35, SW 1/4 SW 1/4; and (II) T. 23 S., R. 30 E., sec. 2, Lot 9. (viii) Approximately 15.48 acres of land located in T. 21 S., R. 30 E., sec. 31 in that portion of the NW 1/4 lying between Lots 8 and 9. (ix) Approximately 29.26 acres of land located in T. 21 S., R. 30 E., sec. 31, Lot 7. (B) Forest Service lands Approximately 9,037 acres of land comprising the headwaters area of the South Fork Tule River watershed located east of and adjacent to the Tule River Indian Reservation, and more particularly described as follows: (i) Commencing at the northeast corner of the Tule River Indian Reservation in T. 21 S., R. 31 E., sec. 16, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, running thence east and then southeast along the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the South Fork of the Tule River and Middle Fork of the Tule River, continuing south and then southwest along the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the South Fork of the Tule River and the Upper Kern River until intersecting with the southeast corner of the Tule River Indian Reservation in T. 22 S., R. 31 E., sec. 28, thence from such point north along the eastern boundary of the Tule River Indian Reservation to the place of beginning. (ii) The area encompassing— (I) all of secs. 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, 35, and portions of secs. 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 28, 33, and 36, in T. 21 S., R. 31 E.; and (II) all of secs. 3 and 10, and portions of secs. 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, and 28, in T. 22 S., R. 31 E. (C) Tribally owned fee lands (i) Approximately 300 acres of land known as the McCarthy Ranch and more particularly described as follows: (I) The SW 1/4 and that portion of the SE 1/4 of sec. 9 in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof, lying south and west of the center line of the South Fork of the Tule River, as such river existed on June 9, 1886, in the County of Tulare, State of California; excepting therefrom an undivided one-half interest in and to the oil, gas, minerals, and other hydrocarbon substances in, on, or under such land, as reserved by Alice King Henderson, a single woman, by Deed dated January 22, 1959, and Recorded February 18, 1959, in Book 2106, page 241, Tulare County Official Records. (II) An easement over and across that portion of the SW 1/4 of sec. 10 in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, County of Tulare, State of California, more particularly described as follows: (aa) Beginning at the intersection of the west line of the SW 1/4 of sec. 10, and the south bank of the South Tule Independent Ditch; thence south 20 rods; thence in an easterly direction, parallel with such ditch, 80 rods; thence north 20 rods, thence westerly along the south bank of such ditch 80 rods to the point of beginning; for the purpose of— (AA) maintaining thereon an irrigation ditch between the headgate of the King Ditch situated on such land and the SW 1/4 and that portion of the SE 1/4 of sec. 9 in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., lying south and west of the centerline of the South Fork of the Tule River, as such river existed on June 9, 1886, in the County of Tulare, State of California; and (BB) conveying therethrough water from the South Fork of the Tule River to the SW 1/4 and that portion of the SE 1/4 of sec. 9 in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., lying south and west of the centerline of the South Fork of the Tule River, as such river existed on June 9, 1886. (bb) The easement described in item (aa) shall follow the existing route of the King Ditch. (ii) Approximately 640 acres of land known as the Pierson/Diaz property in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., sec. 16, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof. (iii) Approximately 375.44 acres of land known as the Hyder property and more particularly described as follows: (I) That portion of the S 1/2 of sec. 12 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof, lying south of the County Road known as Reservation Road, excepting therefrom an undivided one-half interest in all oil, gas, minerals, and other hydrocarbon substances as reserved in the deed from California Lands, Inc., to Lovell J. Wilson and Genevieve P. Wilson, recorded February 17, 1940, in book 888, page 116, Tulare County Official Records. (II) The NW 1/4 of sec. 13 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof, excepting therefrom the south 1200 feet thereof. (III) The south 1200 feet of the NW 1/4 of sec. 13 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof. (iv) Approximately 157.22 acres of land situated in the unincorporated area of the County of Tulare, State of California, known as the Trailor property, and more particularly described as follows: The SW 1/4 of sec. 11 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the unincorporated area of the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof. (v) Approximately 89.45 acres of land known as the Tomato Patch in that portion of the SE 1/4 of sec. 11 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the Official Plat of the survey of such land on file in the Bureau of Land Management at the date of the issuance of the patent thereof, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of T. 22 S., R. 28 E., sec. 11, thence north and along the east line of such sec. 11, 1342 feet, thence south 83° 44’ west 258 feet, thence north 84° 30’ west 456 feet, thence north 65° 28’ west 800 feet, thence north 68° 44’ west 295 feet, thence south 71° 40’ west 700 feet, thence south 56° 41’ west 240 feet to the west line of the SE 1/4 of such sec. 11, thence south 0° 21’ west along such west line of the SE 1/4 of sec. 11, thence west 1427 feet to the southwest corner of such SE 1/4 of sec. 11, thence south 89° 34’ east 2657.0 feet to the point of beginning, excepting therefrom— (I) a strip of land 25 feet in width along the northerly and east sides and used as a County Road; and (II) an undivided one-half interest in all oil, gas, and minerals in and under such lands, as reserved in the Deed from Bank of America, a corporation, dated August 14, 1935, filed for record August 28, 1935, Fee Book 11904. (vi) Approximately 160 acres of land known as the Smith Mill in the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, the N 1/2 of the NW 1/4, and the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of sec. 20 in T. 21 S., R. 31 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof. (vii) Approximately 35 acres of land located within the exterior boundaries of the Tule River Reservation known as the Highway 190 parcel, with the legal description as follows: That portion of T. 21 S., R. 29 E., sec. 19, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point in the south line of the N 1/2 of the S 1/2 of such sec. 19, such point being south 89° 54’ 47” east, 1500.00 feet of the southwest corner of such N 1/2, thence north 52° 41’ 17” east, 1602.80 feet to the true point of beginning of the parcel to be described, thence north 32° 02’ 00” west, 1619.53 feet to a point in the southeasterly line of State Highway 190 per deeds recorded May 5, 1958, in Book 2053, pages 608 and 613, Tulare County Official Records, thence north 57° 58’ 00” east, 232.29 feet, thence north 66° 33’ 24” east, 667.51 fee, thence departing the southeasterly line of such Highway 190, south 44° 53’ 27” east, 913.62 feet, thence south 85° 53’ 27” east, 794.53 feet, thence south 52° 41’ 17” west, 1744.64 feet to the true point of beginning. (viii) Approximately 61.91 acres of land located within the exterior boundaries of the Tule River Reservation known as the Shan King property, with the legal description as follows: (I) Parcel 1: Parcel No. 1 of parcel map no. 4028 in the County of Tulare, State of California, as per the map recorded in Book 41, page 32 of Tulare County Records. (II) (aa) Parcel 2: That portion of T. 21 S., R. 29 E., sec. 19, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, described as follows: Commencing at a point in the south line of the N 1/2 of the S 1/2 of such sec. 19, such point being south 89° 54’ 58” east, 1500.00 feet of the southwest corner of such N 1/2, thence north 52° 41’ 06” east, 1602.80 feet to the southwesterly corner of the 40.00 acre parcel shown on the Record of Survey recorded in Book 18, page 17, of Licensed Surveys, Tulare County Records, thence, north 32° 01’ 28” west, 542.04 feet along the southwesterly line of such 40.00 acre parcel to the true point of beginning of the parcel to be described, thence, continuing north 32° 01’ 28” west, 1075.50 feet to the northwesterly corner of such 40.00 acre parcel, thence north 57° 58’ 50” east, 232.31 feet along the southeasterly line of State Highway 190, thence north 66° 34’ 12” east, 6.85 feet, thence, departing the southeasterly line of State Highway 190 south 29° 27’ 29” east, 884.73 feet, thence south 02° 59’ 33” east, 218.00 feet, thence south 57° 58’ 31” west, 93.67 feet to the true point of beginning. (bb) The property described in item (aa) is subject to a 100 foot minimum building setback from the right-of-way of Highway 190. (III) Parcel 3: That portion of T. 21 S., R. 29 E., sec. 19, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, County of Tulare, State of California, described as follows: Beginning at a point in the south line of the N 1/2 of the S 1/2 of such sec. 19, such point being south 89° 54’ 47” east, 1500.00 feet of the southwest corner of such N 1/2, thence north 7° 49’ 19” east, 1205.00 feet, thence north 40° 00’ 00” west, 850.00 feet to a point in the southeasterly line of State Highway 190, per deeds recorded May 5, 1958, in Book 2053, pages 608 and 613, Tulare County Official Records, thence, north 57° 58’ 00” east, 941.46 feet, along the southeasterly line of such Highway 190, thence departing the southeasterly line of such Highway 190, south 32° 02’ 00” east, 1619.53 feet, thence south 52° 41’ 17” west, 1602.80 feet to the point of beginning, together with a three-quarters (3/4) interest in a water system, as set forth in that certain water system and maintenance agreement recorded April 15, 2005, as document no. 2005–0039177. (ix) Approximately 18.44 acres of land located within the exterior boundaries of the Tule River Reservation known as the Parking Lot 4 parcel with the legal description as follows: That portion of the land described in that Grant Deed to Tule River Indian Tribe, recorded June 1, 2010, as document number 2010–0032879, Tulare County Official Records, lying within the following described parcel: beginning at a point on the east line of the NW 1/4 of sec. 3 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, lying south 0° 49’ 43” west, 1670.53 feet from the N 1/4 corner of such sec. 3, thence (1) south 89° 10’ 17” east, 46.50 feet; thence (2) north 0° 49’ 43” east, 84.08 feet; thence (3) north 33° 00’ 00” west, 76.67 feet to the south line of State Route 190 as described in that Grant Deed to the State of California, recorded February 14, 1958, in Volume 2038, page 562, Tulare County Official Records; thence (4) north 0° 22’ 28” east, 73.59 feet to the north line of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of such sec. 3; thence (5) south 89° 37’ 32” east, along such north line, 89.77 feet to the center-north sixteenth corner of such sec. 3; thence (6) south 0° 49’ 43” west, along such east line of the NW 1/4 of such sec. 3, a distance of 222.06 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 0.08 acres, more or less, in addition to that portion lying within Road 284. Together with the underlying fee interest, if any, contiguous to the above-described property in and to Road 284. This conveyance is made for the purpose of a freeway and the grantor hereby releases and relinquishes to the grantee any and all abutter’s rights including access rights, appurtenant to grantor’s remaining property, in and to such freeway. Reserving however, unto grantor, grantor’s successors or assigns, the right of access to the freeway over and across Courses (1) and (2) herein above described. The bearings and distances used in this description are on the California Coordinate System of 1983, Zone 4. Divide distances by 0.999971 to convert to ground distances. (b) Terms and conditions (1) Existing authorizations Any Federal land transferred under this section shall be conveyed and taken into trust subject to valid existing rights, contracts, leases, permits, and rights-of-way, unless the holder of the right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way requests an earlier termination in accordance with existing law. The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall assume all benefits and obligations of the previous land management agency under such existing rights, contracts, leases, permits, or rights-of-way, and shall disburse to the Tribe any amounts that accrue to the United States from such rights, contracts, leases, permits, or rights-of-ways after the date of transfer from any sale, bonus, royalty, or rental relating to that land in the same manner as amounts received from other land held by the Secretary in trust for the Tribe. (2) Improvements Any improvements constituting personal property, as defined by State law, belonging to the holder of a right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way on lands transferred under this section shall remain the property of the holder and shall be removed not later than 90 days after the date on which the right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way expires, unless the Tribe and the holder agree otherwise. Any such property remaining beyond the 90-day period shall become the property of the Tribe and shall be subject to removal and disposition at the Tribe’s discretion. The holder shall be liable for the costs the Tribe incurs in removing and disposing of the property. (c) Withdrawal of Federal lands (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, effective on the date of enactment of this Act, all Federal lands within the parcels described in subsection (a)(2) are withdrawn from all forms of— (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. (2) Expiration The withdrawals pursuant to paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that the Secretary takes the lands into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to subsection (a)(1). (d) Technical corrections Notwithstanding the descriptions of the parcels of land in subsection (a)(2), the United States may, with the consent of the Tribe, make technical corrections to the legal land descriptions to more specifically identify the parcels to be exchanged. (e) Survey (1) In general Unless the United States or the Tribe requests an additional survey for the transferred land or a technical correction is made under subsection (d), the description of land under this section shall be controlling. (2) Survey controls If the United States or the Tribe requests an additional survey, that survey shall control the total acreage to be transferred into trust under this section. (3) Assistance The Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide such assistance as may be appropriate— (A) to conduct additional surveys of the transferred land; and (B) to satisfy administrative requirements necessary to accomplish the land transfers under this section. (f) Date of transfer The Secretary shall issue trust deeds for all land transfers under this section by not later than 10 years after the Enforceability Date. (g) Restriction on gaming Lands taken into trust pursuant to this section shall not be considered to have been taken into trust for, nor eligible for, class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). (h) Status of water rights on transferred lands Any water rights associated with lands transferred pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(2) shall be held in trust for the Tribe but shall not be included in the Tribal Water Right.

•S 689 ISSEC. 8
Committee version · Sec. 8

(a) Transfer of land to trust (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, and the requirements of this subsection, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in paragraph (2) shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe as part of the Reservation upon the Enforceability Date, provided that the Tribal fee land described in paragraph (2)(C)— (A) is free from any liens, encumbrances, or other infirmities; and (B) has no existing evidence of any hazardous substances or other environmental liability. (2) Lands to be held in trust The land referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: (A) Bureau of Land Management lands (i) Approximately 26.15 acres of land located in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., sec. 35, Lot 9. (ii) Approximately 85.50 acres of land located in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., sec. 35, Lots 6 and 7. (iii) Approximately 38.77 acres of land located in— (I) T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 30, Lot 1; and (II) T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 31, Lots 6 and 7. (iv) Approximately 154.9 acres of land located in T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 34, N 1/4 SW 1/4 and SW 1/4 SW 1/4, Lots 2 and 3. (v) Approximately 40.00 acres of land located in T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 34, NE 1/4 SE 1/4. (vi) Approximately 375.17 acres of land located in— (I) T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 35, S 1/2 NE 1/4, N 1/2 SE 1/4, and SE 1/4 SE 1/4, Lots 3, 4, and 6; and (II) T. 23 S., R. 30 E., sec. 2, S 1/2 NE 1/4, Lots 6 and 7. (vii) Approximately 60.43 acres of land located in— (I) T. 22 S., R. 30 E., sec. 35, SW 1/4 SW 1/4; and (II) T. 23 S., R. 30 E., sec. 2, Lot 9. (viii) Approximately 15.48 acres of land located in T. 21 S., R. 30 E., sec. 31 in that portion of the NW 1/4 lying between Lots 8 and 9. (ix) Approximately 29.26 acres of land located in T. 21 S., R. 30 E., sec. 31, Lot 7. (B) Forest Service lands Approximately 9,037 acres of land comprising the headwaters area of the South Fork Tule River watershed located east of and adjacent to the Tule River Indian Reservation, and more particularly described as follows: (i) Commencing at the northeast corner of the Tule River Indian Reservation in T. 21 S., R. 31 E., sec. 16, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, running thence east and then southeast along the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the South Fork of the Tule River and Middle Fork of the Tule River, continuing south and then southwest along the ridge of mountains dividing the waters of the South Fork of the Tule River and the Upper Kern River until intersecting with the southeast corner of the Tule River Indian Reservation in T. 22 S., R. 31 E., sec. 28, thence from such point north along the eastern boundary of the Tule River Indian Reservation to the place of beginning. (ii) The area encompassing— (I) all of secs. 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, 35, and portions of secs. 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 28, 33, and 36, in T. 21 S., R. 31 E.; and (II) all of secs. 3 and 10, and portions of secs. 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, and 28, in T. 22 S., R. 31 E. (C) Tribally owned fee lands (i) Approximately 300 acres of land known as the McCarthy Ranch and more particularly described as follows: (I) The SW 1/4 and that portion of the SE 1/4 of sec. 9 in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof, lying south and west of the center line of the South Fork of the Tule River, as such river existed on June 9, 1886, in the County of Tulare, State of California; excepting therefrom an undivided one-half interest in and to the oil, gas, minerals, and other hydrocarbon substances in, on, or under such land, as reserved by Alice King Henderson, a single woman, by Deed dated January 22, 1959, and Recorded February 18, 1959, in Book 2106, page 241, Tulare County Official Records. (II) An easement over and across that portion of the SW 1/4 of sec. 10 in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, County of Tulare, State of California, more particularly described as follows: (aa) Beginning at the intersection of the west line of the SW 1/4 of sec. 10, and the south bank of the South Tule Independent Ditch; thence south 20 rods; thence in an easterly direction, parallel with such ditch, 80 rods; thence north 20 rods, thence westerly along the south bank of such ditch 80 rods to the point of beginning; for the purpose of— (AA) maintaining thereon an irrigation ditch between the headgate of the King Ditch situated on such land and the SW 1/4 and that portion of the SE 1/4 of sec. 9 in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., lying south and west of the centerline of the South Fork of the Tule River, as such river existed on June 9, 1886, in the County of Tulare, State of California; and (BB) conveying therethrough water from the South Fork of the Tule River to the SW 1/4 and that portion of the SE 1/4 of sec. 9 in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., lying south and west of the centerline of the South Fork of the Tule River, as such river existed on June 9, 1886. (bb) The easement described in item (aa) shall follow the existing route of the King Ditch. (ii) Approximately 640 acres of land known as the Pierson/Diaz property in T. 22 S., R. 29 E., sec. 16, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof. (iii) Approximately 375.44 acres of land known as the Hyder property and more particularly described as follows: (I) That portion of the S 1/2 of sec. 12 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof, lying south of the County Road known as Reservation Road, excepting therefrom an undivided one-half interest in all oil, gas, minerals, and other hydrocarbon substances as reserved in the deed from California Lands, Inc., to Lovell J. Wilson and Genevieve P. Wilson, recorded February 17, 1940, in book 888, page 116, Tulare County Official Records. (II) The NW 1/4 of sec. 13 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof, excepting therefrom the south 1200 feet thereof. (III) The south 1200 feet of the NW 1/4 of sec. 13 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof. (iv) Approximately 157.22 acres of land situated in the unincorporated area of the County of Tulare, State of California, known as the Trailor property, and more particularly described as follows: The SW 1/4 of sec. 11 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the unincorporated area of the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof. (v) Approximately 89.45 acres of land known as the Tomato Patch in that portion of the SE 1/4 of sec. 11 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the Official Plat of the survey of such land on file in the Bureau of Land Management at the date of the issuance of the patent thereof, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of T. 22 S., R. 28 E., sec. 11, thence north and along the east line of such sec. 11, 1342 feet, thence south 83° 44’ west 258 feet, thence north 84° 30’ west 456 feet, thence north 65° 28’ west 800 feet, thence north 68° 44’ west 295 feet, thence south 71° 40’ west 700 feet, thence south 56° 41’ west 240 feet to the west line of the SE 1/4 of such sec. 11, thence south 0° 21’ west along such west line of the SE 1/4 of sec. 11, thence west 1427 feet to the southwest corner of such SE 1/4 of sec. 11, thence south 89° 34’ east 2657.0 feet to the point of beginning, excepting therefrom— (I) a strip of land 25 feet in width along the northerly and east sides and used as a County Road; and (II) an undivided one-half interest in all oil, gas, and minerals in and under such lands, as reserved in the Deed from Bank of America, a corporation, dated August 14, 1935, filed for record August 28, 1935, Fee Book 11904. (vi) Approximately 160 acres of land known as the Smith Mill in the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, the N 1/2 of the NW 1/4, and the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of sec. 20 in T. 21 S., R. 31 E., Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof. (vii) Approximately 35 acres of land located within the exterior boundaries of the Tule River Reservation known as the Highway 190 parcel, with the legal description as follows: That portion of T. 21 S., R. 29 E., sec. 19, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, according to the official plat thereof, and more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point in the south line of the N 1/2 of the S 1/2 of such sec. 19, such point being south 89° 54’ 47” east, 1500.00 feet of the southwest corner of such N 1/2, thence north 52° 41’ 17” east, 1602.80 feet to the true point of beginning of the parcel to be described, thence north 32° 02’ 00” west, 1619.53 feet to a point in the southeasterly line of State Highway 190 per deeds recorded May 5, 1958, in Book 2053, pages 608 and 613, Tulare County Official Records, thence north 57° 58’ 00” east, 232.29 feet, thence north 66° 33’ 24” east, 667.51 fee, thence departing the southeasterly line of such Highway 190, south 44° 53’ 27” east, 913.62 feet, thence south 85° 53’ 27” east, 794.53 feet, thence south 52° 41’ 17” west, 1744.64 feet to the true point of beginning. (viii) Approximately 61.91 acres of land located within the exterior boundaries of the Tule River Reservation known as the Shan King property, with the legal description as follows: (I) Parcel 1: Parcel No. 1 of parcel map no. 4028 in the County of Tulare, State of California, as per the map recorded in Book 41, page 32 of Tulare County Records. (II) (aa) Parcel 2: That portion of T. 21 S., R. 29 E., sec. 19, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, in the County of Tulare, State of California, described as follows: Commencing at a point in the south line of the N 1/2 of the S 1/2 of such sec. 19, such point being south 89° 54’ 58” east, 1500.00 feet of the southwest corner of such N 1/2, thence north 52° 41’ 06” east, 1602.80 feet to the southwesterly corner of the 40.00 acre parcel shown on the Record of Survey recorded in Book 18, page 17, of Licensed Surveys, Tulare County Records, thence, north 32° 01’ 28” west, 542.04 feet along the southwesterly line of such 40.00 acre parcel to the true point of beginning of the parcel to be described, thence, continuing north 32° 01’ 28” west, 1075.50 feet to the northwesterly corner of such 40.00 acre parcel, thence north 57° 58’ 50” east, 232.31 feet along the southeasterly line of State Highway 190, thence north 66° 34’ 12” east, 6.85 feet, thence, departing the southeasterly line of State Highway 190 south 29° 27’ 29” east, 884.73 feet, thence south 02° 59’ 33” east, 218.00 feet, thence south 57° 58’ 31” west, 93.67 feet to the true point of beginning. (bb) The property described in item (aa) is subject to a 100 foot minimum building setback from the right-of-way of Highway 190. (III) Parcel 3: That portion of T. 21 S., R. 29 E., sec. 19, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, County of Tulare, State of California, described as follows: Beginning at a point in the south line of the N 1/2 of the S 1/2 of such sec. 19, such point being south 89° 54’ 47” east, 1500.00 feet of the southwest corner of such N 1/2, thence north 7° 49’ 19” east, 1205.00 feet, thence north 40° 00’ 00” west, 850.00 feet to a point in the southeasterly line of State Highway 190, per deeds recorded May 5, 1958, in Book 2053, pages 608 and 613, Tulare County Official Records, thence, north 57° 58’ 00” east, 941.46 feet, along the southeasterly line of such Highway 190, thence departing the southeasterly line of such Highway 190, south 32° 02’ 00” east, 1619.53 feet, thence south 52° 41’ 17” west, 1602.80 feet to the point of beginning, together with a three-quarters (3/4) interest in a water system, as set forth in that certain water system and maintenance agreement recorded April 15, 2005, as document no. 2005–0039177. (ix) Approximately 18.44 acres of land located within the exterior boundaries of the Tule River Reservation known as the Parking Lot 4 parcel with the legal description as follows: That portion of the land described in that Grant Deed to Tule River Indian Tribe, recorded June 1, 2010, as document number 2010–0032879, Tulare County Official Records, lying within the following described parcel: beginning at a point on the east line of the NW 1/4 of sec. 3 in T. 22 S., R. 28 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, lying south 0° 49’ 43” west, 1670.53 feet from the N 1/4 corner of such sec. 3, thence (1) south 89° 10’ 17” east, 46.50 feet; thence (2) north 0° 49’ 43” east, 84.08 feet; thence (3) north 33° 00’ 00” west, 76.67 feet to the south line of State Route 190 as described in that Grant Deed to the State of California, recorded February 14, 1958, in Volume 2038, page 562, Tulare County Official Records; thence (4) north 0° 22’ 28” east, 73.59 feet to the north line of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of such sec. 3; thence (5) south 89° 37’ 32” east, along such north line, 89.77 feet to the center-north sixteenth corner of such sec. 3; thence (6) south 0° 49’ 43” west, along such east line of the NW 1/4 of such sec. 3, a distance of 222.06 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 0.08 acres, more or less, in addition to that portion lying within Road 284. Together with the underlying fee interest, if any, contiguous to the above-described property in and to Road 284. This conveyance is made for the purpose of a freeway and the grantor hereby releases and relinquishes to the grantee any and all abutter’s rights including access rights, appurtenant to grantor’s remaining property, in and to such freeway. Reserving however, unto grantor, grantor’s successors or assigns, the right of access to the freeway over and across Courses (1) and (2) herein above described. The bearings and distances used in this description are on the California Coordinate System of 1983, Zone 4. Divide distances by 0.999971 to convert to ground distances. (b) Terms and conditions (1) Existing authorizations Any Federal land transferred under this section shall be conveyed and taken into trust subject to valid existing rights, contracts, leases, permits, and rights-of-way, unless the holder of the right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way requests an earlier termination in accordance with existing law. The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall assume all benefits and obligations of the previous land management agency under such existing rights, contracts, leases, permits, or rights-of-way, and shall disburse to the Tribe any amounts that accrue to the United States from such rights, contracts, leases, permits, or rights-of-ways after the date of transfer from any sale, bonus, royalty, or rental relating to that land in the same manner as amounts received from other land held by the Secretary in trust for the Tribe. (2) Improvements Any improvements constituting personal property, as defined by State law, belonging to the holder of a right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way on lands transferred under this section shall remain the property of the holder and shall be removed not later than 90 days after the date on which the right, contract, lease, permit, or right-of-way expires, unless the Tribe and the holder agree otherwise. Any such property remaining beyond the 90-day period shall become the property of the Tribe and shall be subject to removal and disposition at the Tribe’s discretion. The holder shall be liable for the costs the Tribe incurs in removing and disposing of the property. (c) Withdrawal of Federal lands (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, effective on the date of enactment of this Act, all Federal lands within the parcels described in subsection (a)(2) are withdrawn from all forms of— (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. (2) Expiration The withdrawals pursuant to paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that the Secretary takes the lands into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to subsection (a)(1). (d) Technical corrections Notwithstanding the descriptions of the parcels of land in subsection (a)(2), the United States may, with the consent of the Tribe, make technical corrections to the legal land descriptions to more specifically identify the parcels to be exchanged. (e) Survey (1) In general Unless the United States or the Tribe requests an additional survey for the transferred land or a technical correction is made under subsection (d), the description of land under this section shall be controlling. (2) Survey controls If the United States or the Tribe requests an additional survey, that survey shall control the total acreage to be transferred into trust under this section. (3) Assistance The Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide such assistance as may be appropriate— (A) to conduct additional surveys of the transferred land; and (B) to satisfy administrative requirements necessary to accomplish the land transfers under this section. (f) Date of transfer The Secretary shall issue trust deeds for all land transfers under this section by not later than 10 years after the Enforceability Date. (g) Restriction on gaming Lands taken into trust pursuant to this section shall not be considered to have been taken into trust for, nor eligible for, class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). (h) Status of water rights on transferred lands Any water rights associated with lands transferred pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(2) shall be held in trust for the Tribe but shall not be included in the Tribal Water Right.

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