House Report 106-421 - WYANDOTTE TRIBE SETTLEMENT ACT

[House Report 106-421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 106-421

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WYANDOTTE TRIBE SETTLEMENT ACT

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October 28, 1999.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the
following

R E P O R T

[To accompany H.R. 1533]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 1533) to compensate the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma for
the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

purpose of the bill

The purpose of H.R. 1533 is to compensate the Wyandotte
Tribe for the taking of certain rights by the federal
government.

background and need for legislation

H.R. 1533, the proposed Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act,
would compensate the Wyandotte Indian Tribe for the taking, by
the federal government, of exclusive use and occupancy of
certain Wyandotte trust lands located in Wyandotte County,
Kansas.
The Wyandotte Tribe lost a portion of its rights of use and
occupancy to certain trust lands located in Wyandotte County,
Kansas, upon the enactment of Public Law 105-83. That law
imposed certain use limitations upon those tribal trust lands
and precluded the Tribe's use of the land for any other
purposes including gaming.
Subsequent to the enactment of Public Law 105-83, the Tribe
reached agreement with the Unified Government of Wyandotte
County and Kansas City under which the Unified Government
agreed to support the Tribe in its acquisition, using its own
tribal funds, of other land in Wyandotte County, distant from
the Tribe's existing trust lands, which the Tribe could use for
gaming purposes so long as the Tribe acts in compliance with
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
H.R. 1533 directs the Secretary of the Interior to take
into trust, for gaming purposes and for the benefit of the
Wyandotte Tribe, a single parcel of real property, said parcel
to be purchased by the Tribe within Wyandotte County, Kansas.
Except for the taking of land into trust for the benefit of the
Tribe, H.R. 1533 would not exempt the Wyandotte Tribe from any
requirements or provisions of any federal law.

committee action

H.R. 1533 was introduced on April 22, 1999, by Congressman
Dennis Moore (D-KS). The bill was referred to the Committee on
Resources. On June 9, 1999, the Committee met to mark up the
bill. No amendments were offered. A motion to order the
previous question on the bill was ordered by a rollcall vote of
20-14, as follows:

Date: June 9, 1999. Roll No. 1. Bill No. H.R. 1533. Short
Title Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act. Amendment or matter voted
on: Move Previous Question.

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Member Yea Nay Pres Member Yea Nay Pres
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Mr. Young (Chairman)........... X ........ ......... Mr. Miller....... X ........ .........
Mr. Tauzin..................... ........ ........ ......... Mr. Rahall....... ........ ........ .........
Mr. Hansen..................... ........ ........ ......... Mr. Vento........ X ........ .........
Mr. Saxton..................... ........ ........ ......... Mr. Kildee....... X ........ .........
Mr. Gallegly................... ........ ........ ......... Mr. DeFazio...... ........ ........ .........
Mr. Duncan..................... X ........ ......... Mr. Faleomavaega. ........ ........ .........
Mr. Hefley..................... ........ X ......... Mr. Abercrombie.. ........ ........ .........
Mr. Doolittle.................. ........ X ......... Mr. Ortiz........ ........ ........ .........
Mr. Gilchrest.................. X ........ ......... Mr. Pickett...... ........ ........ .........
Mr. Calvert.................... X ........ ......... Mr. Pallone...... ........ ........ .........
Mr. Pombo...................... ........ X ......... Mr. Dooley....... ........ ........ .........
Mrs. Cubin..................... ........ X ......... Mr. Romero- X ........ .........
Barcelo.
Mrs. Chenoweth................. ........ X ......... Mr. Underwood.... ........ ........ .........
Mr. Radanovich................. ........ X ......... Mr. Kennedy...... ........ ........ .........
Mr. Jones...................... X ........ ......... Mr. Smith........ X ........ .........
Mr. Thornberry................. X ........ ......... Mr. John......... X ........ .........
Mr. Cannon..................... ........ X ......... Mrs. Christensen. X ........ .........
Mr. Brady...................... X ........ ......... Mr. Kind......... X ........ .........
Mr. Peterson................... ........ X ......... Mr. Inslee....... ........ ........ .........
Mr. Hill....................... ........ X ......... Mrs. Napolitano.. X ........ .........
Mr. Schaffer................... ........ X ......... Mr. Tom Udall.... X ........ .........
Mr. Gibbons.................... ........ X ......... Mr. Mark Udall... X ........ .........
Mr. Souder..................... ........ ........ ......... Mr. Crowley...... X ........ .........
Mr. Walden..................... ........ X ......... Mr. Holt......... ........ ........ .........
Mr. Sherwood................... ........ ........ .........
Mr. Hayes...................... X ........ .........
Mr. Simpson.................... ........ X .........
Mr. Tancredo................... ........ X .........
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The bill was ordered favorably reported to the House of
Representatives by voice vote.

committee oversight findings and recommendations

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Resources' oversight findings and recommendations
are reflected in the body of this report.

constitutional authority statement

Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

compliance with house rule xiii

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B)
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2)
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in
revenues or tax expenditures.
3. Government Reform Oversight Findings. Under clause
3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the Committee has received no report of
oversight findings and recommendations from the Committee on
Government Reform on this bill.
4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate
for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office:

U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, June 21, 1999.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1533, the
Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Megan
Carroll.
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
Enclosure.

H.R. 1533--Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act

H.R. 1533 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to
take into trust for the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma for gaming
purposes a parcel of land in Wyandotte County, Kansas. CBO
estimates that enacting this bill would have no significant
impact on the federal budget. H.R. 1533 contains no
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
The CBO staff contact is Megan Carroll. This estimate was
approved by Paul N. Van de Water, Assistant Director for Budget
Analysis.

compliance with public law 104-4

This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

preemption of state, local, or tribal law

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local, or
tribal law.

changes in existing law

If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing
law.