[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1953 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1953

 To authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on land held in 
     trust for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the 
  Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 1999

 Mrs. Bono (for herself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on land held in 
     trust for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the 
  Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF 99-YEAR LEASES.

    The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the 
leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, 
residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-
term leases'', approved August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended 
by inserting ``lands held in trust for the Torres Martinez Desert 
Cahuilla Indians, lands held in trust for the Guidiville Band of Pomo 
Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria,'' after ``the Soboba Indian 
Reservation,''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall apply to any lease entered 
into or renewed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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