[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5680 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 5680


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 19, 2008

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Colorado River Indian Tribes.
Sec. 3. Gila River Indian Community contracts.
Sec. 4. Land and interests of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 
                            Indians of Michigan.
Sec. 5. Morongo Band of Mission Indians Lease Extension.
Sec. 6. Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians leasing authority.
Sec. 7. New Settlement Common Stock issued to descendants, left-outs, 
                            and elders.

SEC. 2. COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES.

    The Secretary of the Interior may make, subject to amounts provided 
in subsequent appropriations Acts, an annual disbursement to the 
Colorado River Indian Tribes. Funds disbursed under this section shall 
be used to fund the Office of the Colorado River Indian Tribes 
Reservation Energy Development and shall not be less than $200,000 and 
not to exceed $350,000 annually.

SEC. 3. GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY CONTRACTS.

    Subsection (f) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 
(25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is amended by striking ``lease, affecting'' and 
inserting ``lease or construction contract, affecting''.

SEC. 4. LAND AND INTERESTS OF THE SAULT STE. MARIE TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA 
              INDIANS OF MICHIGAN.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the 
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan (including any 
agent or instrumentality of the Tribe) (referred to in this section as 
the ``Tribe''), may transfer, lease, encumber, or otherwise convey, 
without further authorization or approval, all or any part of the 
Tribe's interest in any real property that is not held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Tribe.
    (b) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section is intended to 
authorize the Tribe to transfer, lease, encumber, or otherwise convey, 
any lands, or any interest in any lands, that are held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Tribe.
    (c) Liability.--The United States shall not be held liable to any 
party (including the Tribe or any agent or instrumentality of the 
Tribe) for any term of, or any loss resulting from the term of any 
transfer, lease, encumbrance, or conveyance of land made pursuant to 
this Act unless the United States or an agent or instrumentality of the 
United States is a party to the transaction or the United States would 
be liable pursuant to any other provision of law. This subsection shall 
not apply to land transferred or conveyed by the Tribe to the United 
States to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall be deemed to have taken 
effect on January 1, 2005.

SEC. 5. MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS LEASE EXTENSION.

    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 by inserting ``and 
except leases of land held in trust for the Morongo Band of Mission 
Indians which may be for a term of not to exceed 50 years,'' before 
``and except leases of land for grazing purposes which may be for a 
term of not to exceed ten years''.

SEC. 6. COW CREEK BAND OF UMPQUA TRIBE OF INDIANS LEASING AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authorization for 99-Year Leases.--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 by inserting ``and lands held in trust for the Cow 
Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians,'' after ``lands held in trust 
for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of 
Oregon,''.
    (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. 7. NEW SETTLEMENT COMMON STOCK ISSUED TO DESCENDANTS, LEFT-OUTS, 
              AND ELDERS.

    Section 7 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, (Public Law 
92-203; 85 Stat. 691), is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (g)(1)(B)(iii) (43 U.S.C. 
        1606(g)(1)(B)(iii)), to read as follows:
    ``(iii) The amendment authorized by clause (i) may provide that 
Settlement Common Stock issued to a Native pursuant to such amendment 
(or stock issued in exchange for such Settlement Common Stock pursuant 
to subsection (h)(3) of this section or section 1626c(d) of this title) 
shall be subject to one or more of the following:
            ``(I) Such stock shall be deemed canceled upon the death of 
        such Native, and no compensation for this cancellation shall be 
        paid to the estate of the deceased Native or to any person 
        holding stock.
            ``(II) Such stock shall carry limited or no voting rights.
            ``(III) Such stock shall not be transferred by gift as 
        provided in subparagraph (h)(1)(C)(iii).''; and
            (2) in subsection (h)(1)(C) (43 U.S.C. 1606(h)(1)(C)), by 
        striking ``Notwithstanding the


              

        restrictions'' and inserting ``Expect as otherwise expressly 
        provided in this chapter and''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.