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S 908 112th Congress Senate Native Americans Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Gambling Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Oregon

A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

Introduced: May 5, 2011 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 2, 2012
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-626.
May 5, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
May 5, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2744)
May 5, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the Siletz Tribe additional lands that lie within the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation and are located in Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, or Yamhill County in Oregon.

Requires such land to be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition and become part of the Tribe's reservation if the county in which the land is located submits a written approval of such evaluation and consideration to the Secretary. (Off-reservation land acquisition requests require the Secretary to give greater scrutiny to the tribe's justification of the anticipated benefits from the acquisition.)

Prohibits gaming on lands taken into trust pursuant to this Act.

What's happening now February 2, 2012

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-626.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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