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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY AND RESOURCES TO 

4 UTAH DINEH CORPORATION. 

5 (a) AMENDMENT.—The Act of March 1, 1933 (47 

6 Stat. 1418; 82 Stat. 121; 90 Stat. 2788), is amended— 

7 (1) in the first section— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘thereon: Should’’ and in9 serting ‘‘thereon. Should’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘State of Utah: Provided, 

2 That said’’ and all that follows through the end 

3 of the section and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘Utah Dineh Corporation: Provided, That 37.5 

5 percent of those royalties shall be paid to the 

6 Utah Dineh Corporation to promote the edu7 cational, health, economic, social, and cultural 

8 well-being of all Navajo Indians residing in San 

9 Juan County, Utah. Provided further, That the 

10 Utah Dineh Corporation shall submit to the 

11 Secretary of the Interior annual reports describ12 ing the accounts and operations of the Corpora13 tion concerning the funds received under this 

14 section.’’; and 

15 (2) in section 2, by striking ‘‘equal in area 

16 and’’. 

17 (b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND PROPERTY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (2), not later than March 31, 2010, the State 

20 of Utah shall transfer to the Utah Dineh Corpora21 tion— 

22 (A) all funds, assets, and real property (in23 cluding appurtenances) held by the State in 

24 trust for the San Juan Navajo Indians pursu25 ant to the Act of March 1, 1933 (47 Stat. 


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1 1418; 82 Stat. 121; 90 Stat. 2788), on the day 

2 before the date of enactment of this Act, for 

3 use by the Corporation in accordance with the 

4 Act of March 1, 1933 (as amended by sub5 section (a)); and 

6 (B) all contracts and obligations entered 

7 into by the State, acting in the capacity of the 

8 State as trustee, on behalf of the San Juan 

9 Navajo Indians, in accordance with the Act of 

10 March 1, 1933 (47 Stat. 1418; 82 Stat. 121; 

11 90 Stat. 2788), that are outstanding on the day 

12 before the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 (2) EXTENSION.—The State of Utah and the 

14 Utah Dineh Corporation, by mutual agreement and 

15 on publication for a period of not less than 14 days 

16 in a newspaper of general circulation, may extend 

17 the deadline for the transfer described in paragraph 

18 (1) as the State and Corporation determine to be 

19 appropriate. 

20 (c) EFFECT OF SECTION.— 

21 (1) RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.—Nothing in the 

22 amendments made by subsection (a) alters any legal 

23 right or remedy that accrued before the date of en24 actment of this Act. 


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1 (2) PRIOR ACTS.—Nothing in this section or 

2 the amendments made by this section imposes any 

3 liability on the Utah Dineh Corporation for any act 

4 that occurred before the date of enactment of this 

5 Act. 

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