[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1690 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1690

 To amend the Act of March 1, 1933, to transfer certain authority and 
    resources to the Utah Dineh Corporation, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2009

  Mr. Bennett introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Act of March 1, 1933, to transfer certain authority and 
    resources to the Utah Dineh Corporation, 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. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY AND RESOURCES TO UTAH DINEH 
              CORPORATION.

    (a) Amendment.--The Act of March 1, 1933 (47 Stat. 1418; 82 Stat. 
121; 90 Stat. 2788), is amended--
            (1) in the first section--
                    (A) by striking ``thereon: Should'' and inserting 
                ``thereon. Should''; and
                    (B) by striking ``State of Utah:  Provided, That 
                said'' and all that follows through the end of the 
                section and inserting the following: ``Utah Dineh 
                Corporation:  Provided, That 37.5 percent of those 
                royalties shall be paid to the Utah Dineh Corporation 
                to promote the educational, health, economic, social, 
                and cultural well-being of all Navajo Indians residing 
                in San Juan County, Utah. Provided further, That the 
                Utah Dineh Corporation shall submit to the Secretary of 
                the Interior annual reports describing the accounts and 
                operations of the Corporation concerning the funds 
                received under this section.''; and
            (2) in section 2, by striking ``equal in area and''.
    (b) Transfer of Funds and Property.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
        later than March 31, 2010, the State of Utah shall transfer to 
        the Utah Dineh Corporation--
                    (A) all funds, assets, and real property (including 
                appurtenances) held by the State in trust for the San 
                Juan Navajo Indians pursuant to the Act of March 1, 
                1933 (47 Stat. 1418; 82 Stat. 121; 90 Stat. 2788), on 
                the day before the date of enactment of this Act, for 
                use by the Corporation in accordance with the Act of 
                March 1, 1933 (as amended by subsection (a)); and
                    (B) all contracts and obligations entered into by 
                the State, acting in the capacity of the State as 
                trustee, on behalf of the San Juan Navajo Indians, in 
                accordance with the Act of March 1, 1933 (47 Stat. 
                1418; 82 Stat. 121; 90 Stat. 2788), that are 
                outstanding on the day before the date of enactment of 
                this Act.
            (2) Extension.--The State of Utah and the Utah Dineh 
        Corporation, by mutual agreement and on publication for a 
        period of not less than 14 days in a newspaper of general 
        circulation, may extend the deadline for the transfer described 
        in paragraph (1) as the State and Corporation determine to be 
        appropriate.
    (c) Effect of Section.--
            (1) Rights and remedies.--Nothing in the amendments made by 
        subsection (a) alters any legal right or remedy that accrued 
        before the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Prior acts.--Nothing in this section or the amendments 
        made by this section imposes any liability on the Utah Dineh 
        Corporation for any act that occurred before the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
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