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MISCELLANEOUS LAND CONVEYANCES AND

PRIVATE RELIEF LEGISLATION

FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1988

U.S. SENATE,

SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS,

NATIONAL PARKS AND FORESTS,

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES,

Washington, DC.
The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:05 a.m., in room
SD-366, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. John Melcher, pre-
siding.

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN MELCHER, U.S. SENATOR
FROM MONTANA

Senator MELCHER. The subcommittee will come to order.
The purpose of the hearing today is to receive testimony on four
measures before the Public Lands, National Parks and Forests Sub-
committee. The measures are:

S. 1461, a bill to convey certain lands to the YMCA of Las Vegas,
Nevada;

S. 1687, a bill to correct historical and geographical oversights in
the establishment and development of the Utah component of the
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, to unify the land
base of the Goshute Reservation, to simplify the boundaries of the
Goshute Reservation, and for other purposes;

S.s 1849, for the relief of Mr. Conwell F. Robinson and Mr.
Gerald R. Robinson; and

S. 2264, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to ex-
change certain Federal mining rights for certain lands in New
Mexico.

At this point I will put copies of all of the proposals in the hear-
ing record.

[The texts of S. 1461, S. 1687, S. 1849 and S. 2264 follow:]

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To convey certain lands to the YMCA of Las Vegas, Nevada.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 1 (legislative day, JUNE 23), 1987

Mr. HECHT introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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A BILL

To convey certain lands to the YMCA of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE.-Notwithstanding any

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4 other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall 5 convey, without consideration, to the Young Men's Christian 6 Association (YMCA) of Las Vegas, Nevada, the forty acres 7 of land described as follows:

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Township 21 south, range 62 east, sec. 34,

Mount Diablo base line and Meridian, Nevada,

west 2 northeast 14 northwest 14 northwest 14,

comprising five acres,

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100TH CONGRESS

18T SESSION

S. 1687

To correct historical and geographical oversights in the establishment and development of the Utah component of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, to unify the land base of the Goshute Reservation, to simplify the boundaries of the Goshute Reservation, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 16, 1987

Mr. GARN (for himself and Mr. HATCH) (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To correct historical and geographical oversights in the establishment and development of the Utah component of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, to unify the land base of the Goshute Reservation, to simplify the boundaries of the Goshute Reservation, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR THE TRIBE PURSUANT

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TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

(a) LANDS HELD IN TRUST.—In recognition and confir

6 mation of the actions of the President in Executive Order

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1 1539 (May 29, 1912; IR 168) and Executive Order 1903 2 (March 23, 1914; IV K 1048), the lands in Utah described in 3 such orders are hereby declared to be held in trust by the 4 United States for the use and benefit of the Tribe.

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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR DETERMINING WATER 6 RIGHTS AND PRIORITIES.-For purposes of determining 7 water rights, and priorities related to such rights, in the lands 8 held in trust for the Tribe under subsection (a), such lands 9 shall be deemed to have been held in trust by the United 10 States as of the dates of the respective executive orders re11 ferred to in subsection (a) or such earlier dates as may be 12 indicated by any applicable order or law.

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THIRD PARTIES; RIGHTS OF ACCESS.

(a) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.-Except as otherwise 16 provided in this section, nothing in this Act shall be con17 strued to deprive any person of any valid existing right or 18 interest (including, but not limited to, a real property right or 19 interest, water right or priority, right of ingress and egress, 20 right of way, easement, license, grazing permit oil and gas 21 lease, mining claim, or other legal property or contract right 22 or interest) which such person may have in the lands de23 scribed in this Act on the date of enactment of this Act.

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(b) TRANSFER OF RIGHTS TO TRIBE.-Upon the effec25 tive date of this Act, all valid rights of way, leases, permits,

S 1687 IS

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