[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 1485 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1485

  To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to extend the authorization of 
                            certain leases.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2005

  Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mr. Dorgan) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to extend the authorization of 
                            certain leases.

    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.--Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of 
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended in the second sentence--
            (1) by striking ``Moapa Indian reservation'' and inserting 
        ``Moapa Indian Reservation'';
            (2) by inserting ``the reservation of the Confederated 
        Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,'' before ``the Burns 
        Paiute Reservation'';
            (3) by inserting ``the'' before ``Yavapai-Prescott'';
            (4) by inserting ``the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation and 
        land held in trust for the Muckleshoot Indian tribe,'' after 
        ``the Cabazon Indian reservation,'';
            (5) by striking ``Washington,,'' and inserting 
        ``Washington,'';
            (6) by inserting ``land held in trust for the Prairie Band 
        Potawatomi Nation,'' before ``land held in trust for the 
        Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma'';
            (7) by inserting ``land held in trust for the Fallon Paiute 
        Shoshone tribes,'' before ``land held in trust for the Pueblo 
        of Santa Clara''; and
            (8) by inserting ``land held in trust for the Yurok tribe, 
        land held in trust for the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the 
        Hopland Rancheria,'' after ``Pueblo of Santa Clara,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any lease entered into or renewed after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
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