[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1482 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]


  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1482

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to provide for binding arbitration 
         for Gila River Indian Community Reservation Contracts.

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

SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY 
              RESERVATION CONTRACTS.

    (a) Amendments.--Subsection (f) of the first section of the Act of 
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``Any lease'' and all that follows 
                through ``affecting land'' and inserting ``Any 
                contract, including a lease, affecting land''; and
                    (B) by striking ``such lease or contract'' and 
                inserting ``the contract''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such leases or 
        contracts entered into pursuant to such Acts'' and inserting 
        ``Such contracts''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective beginning on April 4, 2002.

            Passed the Senate July 26, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1482

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to provide for binding arbitration 
         for Gila River Indian Community Reservation Contracts.