[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 172 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S10934]
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AUTHORIZING LEASES OF UP TO 99 YEARS FOR LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR OHKAY 
                             OWINGEH PUEBLO

  Mr. KERRY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 701, S. 3903.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3903) to authorize leases of up to 99 years for 
     lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill 
which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs, with 
amendments, as follows:
  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italic.)

                                S. 3903

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

     SECTION 1. OHKAY OWINGEH PUEBLO LEASING AUTHORITY.

       [(a) Authorization for 99-Year Leas
     es.--]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 Ohkay 
     Owingeh Pueblo'' after ``of land on the Devils Lake Sioux 
     Reservation,''.
       [(b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to any lease entered into or renewed after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.]
  Mr. KERRY. Madam President, I further ask that the committee-reported 
amendments be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no 
intervening action or debate, and that any statements be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 3903), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3903

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

     SECTION 1. OHKAY OWINGEH PUEBLO LEASING AUTHORITY.

       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 Ohkay Owingeh 
     Pueblo'' after ``of land on the Devils Lake Sioux 
     Reservation,''.

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