3.0.0 2419 2023-01-15T16:18:31Z 2023-01-15T16:18:31Z House H HR 2003-06-11 108 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-06-11T14:03:15Z 2003-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2003-06-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1230-1231) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 N L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2003-06-11 True K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2003-06-11 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2003-06-11 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2003-06-11 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2003-06-11 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2003-06-11 True F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2003-06-11 True A000359 Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] ANIBAL ACEVEDO-VILA D PR 0 2003-06-11 True M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2003-06-11 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2003-06-11 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2003-06-11 True U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2003-06-11 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2003-06-11 True C001044 Rep. Carson, Brad [D-OK-2] BRAD CARSON D OK 2 2003-06-11 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2003-06-11 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2003-06-11 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2003-06-26 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Church and state Church property Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Confidential communications Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Department of the Interior Economics and Public Finance Evidence (Law) Federal aid to Indians Federal-Indian relations Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Hawaiians Indian lands Injunctions Land use Law Minorities Native Americans Planning Recidivists Religion Religious liberty Right of petition Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2003-06-11 Introduced in House 2003-09-05T14:26:53Z Prohibits undertakings likely to cause significant damage to Indian sacred lands.

Grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations the right to petition the department or agency with administrative jurisdiction to have Federal lands designated as unsuitable for certain undertakings. Permits appeals through the Federal agency appeals board or in U. S. district courts. Provides relief through monetary damages, injunctions, or mandamus.

Provides for the withdrawal of lands determined to be unsuitable. Requires Federal land use plans to be modified accordingly.

Protects the confidentiality of information in a petition as it pertains to traditional cultural practice, religion, or the significance and location of sacred land. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of such confidentiality.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to assist Indian tribes in activities under this Act (including the acquisition or management of sacred lands deemed unsuitable for undertaking under this Act).

Authorizes the head of the department or agency with administrative jurisdiction over Federal sacred land to enter into cooperative agreements with tribes and take the land into trust for the benefit of the Indian tribe if the tribe manages the land to protect its sacredness.

Requires the Secretary to consult with Indian tribes in developing regulations.]]>

Native American Sacred Lands Act Display Title Native American Sacred Lands Act Official Title as Introduced To protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Native American Sacred Lands Act Introduced in House 2003-06-11T04:00:00Z 2003-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.