[114th Congress Public Law 127]
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Public Law 114-127
114th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain 
              lands. <<NOTE: Feb. 29, 2016 -  [H.R. 487]>> 

    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 LAND TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, without 
further approval, ratification, or authorization by the United States, 
the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma may lease, sell, convey, warrant, or 
otherwise transfer all or any part of its interests in any real property 
that is not held in trust by the United States for the benefit of such 
tribe.
    (b) Trust Land Not Affected.--Nothing in this section shall--
            (1) authorize the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma 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 such tribe; or
            (2) affect the operation of any law governing leasing, 
        selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any 
        interest in such trust land.

    Approved February 29, 2016.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 487:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114-250 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114-205 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 161 (2015):
                                    Sept. 16, considered and passed 
                                        House.
                                                        Vol. 162 (2016):
                                    Feb. 11, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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