[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 4445 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 295
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4445

                          [Report No. 111-515]

   To amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on treating as 
 Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New 
                                Mexico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2010

 Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Teague) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

                             June 28, 2010

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               13, 2010]


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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on treating as 
 Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New 
                                Mexico.


 


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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 
Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON TREATING AS INDIAN COUNTRY CERTAIN 
              LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR INDIAN PUEBLOS IN NEW MEXICO.

    Public Law 95-232 is amended in the first section in subsection (b) 
by striking ``However, such property shall not be `Indian country' as 
defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON GAMING.

    Public Law 95-232 is amended in the first section by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(e) Prohibition on Gaming.--Gaming, as defined and regulated by 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), shall be 
prohibited on land held in trust pursuant to subsection (b).''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 295

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4445

                          [Report No. 111-515]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on treating as 
 Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New 
                                Mexico.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 28, 2010

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed