[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5108 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5108

 To authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on lands held in 
    trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2002

  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 lands held in 
    trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians.

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

SECTION 1. YUROK TRIBE AND HOPLAND BAND INCLUDED IN LONG TERM LEASING.

    (a) In General.--The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, 
educational, recreational, 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 
Yurok Tribe, lands held in trust for the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians 
of the Hopland Rancheria,'' after ``Pueblo of Santa Clara,''.
    (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.
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