Summary

Places the specified parcel at Wounded Knee into federal restricted-fee status and requires the Secretary to complete the necessary paperwork and assignments within 365 days of enactment. The land will be governed under Federal Indian‑country law, subject to recorded encumbrances and existing utility/service rights, and must be used only as allowed by the October 21, 2022 covenant between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe — which also bars gaming on the parcel. The measure defines the land and the key terms, assigns responsibility to the named Secretary to finish the transfer and related administrative steps, and preserves existing recorded agreements while imposing the covenant’s use restrictions and the federal restriction against alienation.

Key Points

• Directs the Secretary to place a named Wounded Knee parcel into restricted-fee status within 365 days of enactment.
• Defines terms, identifies the parcel, and names the Tribes covered by the action.
• Requires assignment/recognition of any existing private or municipal utility and service rights tied to the land.
• Makes the parcel subject to Federal Indian‑country law and the federal restriction against alienation.
• Preserves recorded encumbrances and utility agreements already on the property.
• Limits parcel use to what the October 21, 2022 covenant allows and expressly prohibits gaming on the parcel under the IGRA.
• Does not appropriate funds or create a new federal program; it mandates an administrative land-status action by the named Secretary.

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