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Union Calendar No. 435 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5680 

[Report No. 110–692] 

To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for others purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 2, 2008 

Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

JUNE 5, 2008 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 2, 2008] 

A BILL 

To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and 

for others 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Colorado River Indian Tribes. 


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Sec. 3. Gila River Indian Community contracts. 

Sec. 4. Land and interests of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians 

of Michigan. 

Sec. 5. Morongo Band of Mission Indians Lease Extension. 

Sec. 6. Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians leasing authority. 

Sec. 7. New Settlement Common Stock issued to descendants, left-outs, and elders. 

Sec. 8. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida. 

1 SEC. 2. COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES. 

2 From revenues deposited into the Treasury after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to section 3 of 

4 the Act of August 7, 1946 (25 U.S.C. 385c) and disbursed 

5 pursuant to Public Law 82–136, from power operations on 

6 the reservation of the Colorado River Indian Tribe and 

7 earnings derived from such revenues under section 1(b) of 

8 the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a(b)), the Secretary 

9 of the Interior may make an annual disbursement to the 

10 Colorado River Indian Tribes. Funds disbursed under this 

11 section— 

12 (1) shall be used to fund the Office of the Colo13 rado River Indian Tribes Reservation Energy Devel14 opment; 

15 (2) shall not affect funds held from any other ir16 rigation project; 

17 (3) shall not be less than $200,000 and not to ex18 ceed $350,000 annually; and 

19 (4) shall only be disbursed in years that the reve20 nues deposited exceed the amount required to carry 

21 out the purposes for which they were deposited under 


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1 section 3(1) of the Act of August 7, 1946 (25 U.S.C. 

2 385c(1)). 

3 SEC. 3. GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY CONTRACTS. 

4 Subsection (f) of the first section of the Act of August 

5 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is amended by striking ‘‘lease, 

6 affecting’’ and inserting ‘‘lease or construction contract, af7 fecting’’. 

8 SEC. 4. LAND AND INTERESTS OF THE SAULT STE. MARIE 

9 TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF MICHIGAN. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

11 notwithstanding any other provision of law (including reg12 ulations), the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians 

13 of Michigan (including any agent or instrumentality of the 

14 Tribe) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Tribe’’), may 

15 transfer, lease, encumber, or otherwise convey, without fur16 ther authorization or approval, all or any part of the 

17 Tribe’s interest in any real property that is not held in 

18 trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. 

19 (b) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section is 

20 intended to authorize the Tribe to transfer, lease, encumber, 

21 or otherwise convey, any lands, or any interest in any 

22 lands, that are held in trust by the United States for the 

23 benefit of the Tribe. 

24 (c) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be held 

25 liable to any party (including the Tribe or any agent or 


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1 instrumentality of the Tribe) for any term of, or any loss 

2 resulting from the term of any transfer, lease, encumbrance, 

3 or conveyance of land made pursuant to this Act unless the 

4 United States or an agent or instrumentality of the United 

5 States is a party to the transaction or the United States 

6 would be liable pursuant to any other provision of law. This 

7 subsection shall not apply to land transferred or conveyed 

8 by the Tribe to the United States to be held in trust for 

9 the benefit of the Tribe. 

10 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be deemed 

11 to have taken effect on January 1, 2005. 

12 SEC. 5. MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS LEASE EX13 TENSION. 

14 Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 

15 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)) is amended in the second sen16 tence by inserting ‘‘and except leases of land held in trust 

17 for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians which may be 

18 for a term of not to exceed 50 years,’’ before ‘‘and except 

19 leases of land for grazing purposes which may be for a term 

20 of not to exceed ten years’’. 

21 SEC. 6. COW CREEK BAND OF UMPQUA TRIBE OF INDIANS 

22 LEASING AUTHORITY. 

23 (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR 99-YEAR LEASES.—Sub24 section (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 

25 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended in the second sentence by 


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1 inserting ‘‘and lands held in trust for the Cow Creek Band 

2 of Umpqua Tribe of Indians,’’ after ‘‘lands held in trust 

3 for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reserva4 tion of Oregon,’’. 

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub6 section (a) shall apply to any lease entered into or renewed 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 7. NEW SETTLEMENT COMMON STOCK ISSUED TO DE9 SCENDANTS, LEFT-OUTS, AND ELDERS. 

10 Section 7 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 

11 (Public Law 92–203; 85 Stat. 691), is amended— 

12 (1) by amending subsection (g)(1)(B)(iii) (43 

13 U.S.C. 1606(g)(1)(B)(iii)), to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(iii) The amendment authorized by clause (i) may 

15 provide that Settlement Common Stock issued to a Native 

16 pursuant to such amendment (or stock issued in exchange 

17 for such Settlement Common Stock pursuant to subsection 

18 (h)(3) of this section or section 1626c(d) of this title) shall 

19 be subject to one or more of the following: 

20 ‘‘(I) Such stock shall be deemed canceled upon 

21 the death of such Native, and no compensation for 

22 this cancellation shall be paid to the estate of the de23 ceased Native or to any person holding stock. 

24 ‘‘(II) Such stock shall carry limited or no voting 

25 rights. 


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1 ‘‘(III) Such stock shall not be transferred by gift 

2 as provided in subparagraph (h)(1)(C)(iii).’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (h)(1)(C) (43 U.S.C. 

4 1606(h)(1)(C)), by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding the re5 strictions’’ and inserting ‘‘Expect as otherwise ex6 pressly provided in this chapter and’’. 

7 SEC. 8. MICCOSUKEE TRIBE OF INDIANS OF FLORIDA. 

8 As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall, consistent 

10 with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, take 

11 into trust for the benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians 

12 of Florida the land described as Tract A and Tract B, 

13 Kendale Lakes North Section One, according to the Map 

14 or Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 93, Page 1, Public 

15 Records of Miami-Dade County, Florida. After having been 

16 taken into trust, the land described in this section shall be 

17 part of the reservation of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians 

18 of Florida. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other 

purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 435 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5680 

[Report No. 110

–692] 

A BILL 

To amend certain laws relating to Native 

Americans, and for others purposes. 

JUNE 5, 2008 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Aug 31 2005 00:25 Jun 06, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H5680.RH H5680

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