§ 711e. — Reservation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC711e]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXX-A--SILETZ INDIAN TRIBE: RESTORATION OF FEDERAL
SUPERVISION
Sec. 711e. Reservation
(a) Establishment
Any reservation for the tribe shall be established by an Act of
Congress enacted after November 18, 1977.
(b) Plan; negotiation with tribe; approval by tribal officials;
submittal to Congress
Inasmuch as the reservation of the tribe has been terminated, the
Secretary shall negotiate with the tribe, or with representatives of the
tribe chosen by the tribe, concerning the establishment of a reservation
for the tribe and shall, in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of
this section and within two years after November 18, 1977, develop a
plan for the establishment of a reservation for the tribe. Upon approval
of such plan by the tribal officials elected under the tribal
constitution and bylaws adopted pursuant to section 711d of this title,
the Secretary shall submit such plan, in the form of proposed
legislation, to the Congress.
(c) Notification and consultation
To assure that legitimate State and local interests are not
prejudiced by the creation of a reservation for the tribe, the
Secretary, in developing a plan under subsection (b) of this section for
the establishment of a reservation, shall notify and consult with all
appropriate officials of the State of Oregon, all appropriate local
governmental officials in the State of Oregon and any other interested
parties. Such consultation shall include the following subjects:
(1) the size and location of the reservation;
(2) the effect the establishment of the reservation would have
on State and local tax revenues;
(3) the criminal and civil jurisdiction of the State of Oregon
with respect to the reservation and persons on the reservation;
(4) hunting, fishing, and trapping rights of the tribe and
members of the tribe, on the reservation;
(5) the provision of State and local services to the reservation
and to the tribe and members of the tribe on the reservation; and
(6) the provision of Federal services to the reservation and to
the tribe and members of the tribe and the provision of services by
the tribe to members of the tribe.
(d) Provisions of plan
Any plan developed under this section for the establishment of a
reservation for the tribe shall provide that--
(1) any real property transferred by the tribe or members of the
tribe to the Secretary shall be taken in the name of the United
States in trust for the benefit of the tribe and shall be the
reservation for the tribe;
(2) the establishment of such a reservation will not grant or
restore to the tribe or any member of the tribe any hunting,
fishing, or trapping right of any nature, including any indirect or
procedural right or advantage, on such reservation;
(3) the Secretary shall not accept any real property in trust
for the benefit of the tribe or its members unless such real
property is located within Lincoln County, State of Oregon;
(4) any real property taken in trust by the Secretary for the
benefit of the tribe or its members shall be subject to all rights
existing at the time such property is taken in trust, including
liens, outstanding Federal, State, and local taxes, mortgages,
outstanding indebtedness of any kind, easements, and all other
obligations, and shall be subject to foreclosure and sale in
accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon;
(5) the transfer of any real property to the Secretary in trust
for the benefit of the tribe or its members shall be exempt from all
Federal, State, and local taxation, and all such real property
shall, as of the date of such transfer, be exempt from Federal,
State, and local taxation; and
(6) the State of Oregon shall have civil and criminal
jurisdiction with respect to the reservation and persons on the
reservation in accordance with section 1360 of title 28 and section
1162 of title 18.
(e) Statement
The Secretary shall append to the plan a detailed statement
describing the manner in which the notification and consultation
prescribed by subsection (c) of this section was carried out and shall
include any written comments with respect to the establishment of a
reservation for the tribe submitted to the Secretary by State and local
officials and other interested parties in the course of such
consultation.
(Pub. L. 95-195, Sec. 7, Nov. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1418.)
Authority To Erect Permanent Improvements on Land Acquired for
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
Pub. L. 97-38, Aug. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 938, provided: ``That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the Attorney
General shall approve any deed or other instrument which--
``(1) conveys to the United States the land described in section
2 of the Act entitled `An Act to establish a reservation for the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon', approved September
4, 1980 (94 Stat. 1073) [set out below], and
``(2) incorporates by reference the terms of the agreement
entered into on September 18, 1980, by the city of Siletz, Oregon,
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, and the United
States of America.
The Secretary of the Interior or the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon may erect permanent improvements, improvements of a
substantial value, or any other improvements authorized by law on such
land after such land is conveyed to the United States.''
Establishment of Reservation for Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
of Oregon
Pub. L. 96-340, Sept. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1072, as amended by Pub. L.
103-435, Sec. 3, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4567; Pub. L. 105-256, Sec. 7,
Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1897, established a reservation for the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, particularly
describing, subject to all valid liens, rights-of-way, agreements,
licenses, permits, and easements as of Sept. 4, 1980, the parcel of
land, consisting of approximately 3,630 acres in the State of Oregon as
well as other parcels of land to be conveyed to the Secretary of the
Interior, to be held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon, with all parcels of land subject to the provisions of
section 461 et seq. of this title and the right of the Secretary of the
Interior to establish, without compensation to such tribes, reasonable
rights-of-way and easements to provide access to other Federal lands, no
new or additional hunting, fishing, or trapping rights beyond the rights
declared in the final judgment of the United States District Court in
the action entitled Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
against State of Oregon, entered on May 2, 1980, be deemed, granted, or
restored to the tribe or any member of the tribe, and civil and criminal
jurisdiction, in accordance with section 1360 of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure, and section 1162 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal
Procedure, to reside with the State of Oregon with respect to the
reservation and any individual on the reservation.
