Bill > S416

This bill makes technical corrections to the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, primarily by allowing the Secretary of the Interior to accept additional land into trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. Specifically, the Secretary can accept any amount of land within the original 1857 reservation boundaries, which are located in Polk and Yamhill Counties, Oregon, if the Tribe transfers ownership to the United States. The bill also clarifies that any land taken into trust within these historical boundaries will be treated as an "on-reservation trust acquisition," meaning it will be considered part of the Tribe's reservation, regardless of when it was acquired after September 9, 1988. Additionally, the bill updates the total acreage of the reservation to reflect these changes and makes minor adjustments to the descriptions of specific parcels of land.