[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12983]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1890. Mr. CAMPBELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 521, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to 
extend the terms of leases of certain restricted Indian land, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 6 and insert the following:

     SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF LEASES OF RESTRICTED LAND FOR TERMS 
                   OF 99 YEARS.

       The first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 
     415) (as amended by section 3), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(h) Authorization of Leases of Tribally Owned Restricted 
     Land for Terms of 99 Years.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), any 
     restricted Indian land that is owned by an Indian tribe may 
     be leased by the tribal owner, with the approval of the 
     Secretary of the Interior, for a term of not longer than 99 
     years, for--
       ``(A) public, religious, educational, recreational, 
     residential, or business purposes; and
       ``(B) any other purpose stated in subsection (a), unless 
     the Secretary determines that the principal purpose of the 
     lease is for--
       ``(i) exploration, development, or extraction of a mineral 
     resource; or
       ``(ii) storage of materials listed as high level 
     radioactive waste (as defined in section 2 of the Nuclear 
     Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101)).
       ``(2) Approval by the secretary.--
       ``(A) Timing.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove a 
     lease described in subsection (a) or an amendment to such a 
     lease not later than the date that is 180 days after the date 
     on which an application for approval of the lease or lease 
     amendment is submitted to the Secretary.
       ``(B) Failure to act.--If the Secretary fails to take 
     action on an application for approval of a lease or lease 
     amendment by the date specified in subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall be deemed to have approved the lease.''.

     SEC. 7. BINDING ARBITRATION.

       Section 2(c) of Public Law 89-715 (25 U.S.C. 416a(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``(including a sublease, substitute lease, 
     or master lease)'' after ``Any lease''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or any contract affecting land within 
     the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community,'' after 
     ``Reservation''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``entered into 
     pursuant to such Acts''.

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