[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 164 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 164

To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain 
                     land, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2021

   Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain 
                     land, 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. APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED TO VALIDATE CERTAIN LAND TRANSACTIONS 
              OF THE SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
without further approval, ratification, or authorization by the United 
States, the Seminole Tribe of Florida may lease, sell, convey, warrant, 
or otherwise transfer all or any part of the interest of the Seminole 
Tribe of Florida in any real property that is not held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
    (b) Trust Land Not Affected.--Nothing in this section--
            (1) authorizes the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease, 
        sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any part of 
        an interest in any real property that is held in trust by the 
        United States for the benefit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida; 
        or
            (2) affects the operation of any law governing leasing, 
        selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any 
        interest in any real property that is held in trust by the 
        United States for the benefit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
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