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Amend the bill in section 3 by striking out paragraph E (page 1, lines 22 to 25 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘E. Land acquired by the secretary for the benefit of the Passamaquoddy Tribe in Township 21 consisting of Gordon Island in Big Lake, conveyed by Domtar Maine Corporation to the Passamaquoddy Tribe by corporate quitclaim deed dated April 30, 2002, recorded in the Washington County Registry of Deeds in Book 2624, Page 301, to the extent that the land is acquired by the secretary prior to January 31, 2017, is not held in common with any other person or entity and is certified by the secretary by January 31, 2017 as held for the benefit of the Passamaquoddy Tribe.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment specifies that the land eligible for trust status is Gordon Island in Big Lake, acquired from Domtar Maine Corporation by the Passamaquoddy Tribe.