Pub. L. 109-432, div. C, tit. III, subtit. F, sec. 361
TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE ELY SHOSHONE TRIBE.
SEC. 361. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST FOR THE ELY SHOSHONE TRIBE.(a) In General.—Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land described in subsection (b)—(1) shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Ely Shoshone Tribe (referred to in this section as the “Tribe”); and(2) shall be part of the reservation of the Tribe.(b) Description of Land.—The land referred to in subsection (a) consists of parcels 1, 2, 3, and 4, totaling the approximately 3,526 acres of land that are identified on—(1) the Ely, Nevada Area map dated November 29, 2006; and(2) the Eastern White Pine County map dated November 29, 2006, as the “Ely Shoshone Expansion”.(c) Survey.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Land Management shall complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the trust land.(d) Conditions.—120 STAT. 3043(1) Gaming.—Land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall not be—(A) considered to have been taken into trust for gaming (as that term is used in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)); and(B) used for gaming.(2) Trust land for ceremonial use.—With respect to the use of the land identified on the map as “Ely Shoshone Expansion” and marked as “3”, the Tribe—(A) shall limit the use of the surface of the land to traditional and customary uses and stewardship conservation for the benefit of the Tribe; and(B) shall not permit any permanent residential or recreational development on, or commercial use of, the surface of the land, including commercial development or gaming.(3) Thinning; landscape restoration.—With respect to land taken into trust under subsection (a), the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management may, in consultation and coordination with the Tribe, carry out any thinning and other landscape restoration work on the trust land that is beneficial to the Tribe and the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.