[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1953 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1953


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 1999

                                Received

                           November 19, 1999

       Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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.

    (a) In General.--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, 
lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 
Reservation'' after ``Sparks Indian Colony,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any lease entered into or renewed after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF CHARTER OF INCORPORATION.

    The request of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin to 
surrender the charter of incorporation issued to the Community on May 
21, 1938, pursuant to section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934, (commonly 
known as the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') is hereby accepted and that 
charter of incorporation is hereby revoked.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.