[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 2041 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 539
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2041

       To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 25, 2014

 Mr. Crapo (for himself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

                            August 26, 2014

   Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of August 5 
   (legislative day, August 1), 2014, by Mr. Tester, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
       To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) 1918 act.--The term ``1918 Act'' means the Act of May 
        31, 1918 (40 Stat. 592, chapter 88).
            (2) Fort hall townsite.--The term ``Fort Hall Townsite'' 
        means the land that was taken out of trust by being set aside 
        or set apart under the 1918 Act on the Fort Hall Reservation, 
        consisting of approximately 120 acres in the East Half of the 
        Northeast Quarter in Section 35 and the West Half of the West 
        Half of the Northwest Quarter in Section 36, Township 4 South, 
        Range 34 East, Boise Meridian, Idaho, based upon a survey 
        completed on May 19, 1921, and depicted on the document 
        entitled ``Plat of the Townsite of Fort Hall'' on file with 
        Bingham County, Idaho and the Tribes.
            (2) (3) Tribes.--The term ``Tribes'' means the Shoshone-
        Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

SEC. 3. REPEAL.

    The 1918 Act is repealed.

SEC. 4. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

    (a) In General.--The Tribes shall have the exclusive right of first 
refusal to purchase at fair market value any land--
            (1) set aside or set apart under the 1918 Act within the 
        Fort Hall Townsite; and
            (2) offered for sale.
    (b) Acquired Land Held in Trust.--The United States shall hold in 
trust for the benefit of the Tribes or a member of the Tribes, as 
applicable--
            (1) any land owned or acquired by the Tribes or a member of 
        the Tribes within the Fort Hall Townsite before the date of 
        enactment of this Act; and
        <DELETED>    (2) any land--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) acquired by the Tribes or a member of 
                the Tribes on or after the date of enactment of this 
                Act; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) set aside or set apart under the 1918 
                Act.</DELETED>
            (2) any land owned or acquired by the Tribes or a member of 
        the Tribes within the Fort Hall Townsite on or after the date 
        of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. EFFECT.

    Nothing in this Act affects any valid right to any land set aside 
or set apart under the 1918 Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 539

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2041

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                                 A BILL

       To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other purposes.

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                            August 26, 2014

                        Reported with amendments