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H.R. 438 111th Congress House

Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2009

Official title: To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into tr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
Native Americans CaliforniaFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Latest action January 9, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2009 - Declares that specified federal lands are to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California (the Tribe) for nongaming purposes.

Subjects: (1) such lands to the same terms and conditions as those lands described in the California Indian Land Transfer Act; and (2) specified lands taken or to be taken into trust for the Tribe's benefit to the Act's requirements regarding the applicability of laws governing lands which are to be held in trust for the benefit of a tribe, band, or group of Indians pursuant to the Act.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 146 Text similarities Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
  • S 22 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 438: Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-438/
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"H.R. 438: Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-438/.
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H.R. 438, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-438/.
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