Indian Tribal Self-Determination in Land Consolidation Act of 2014

To amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to authorize that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Tribal Self-Determination in Land Consolidation Act of 2014 2. Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments Section 213(b)(3) of the Indian Land Consolidation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2212(b)(3) (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by striking may enter into agreements (such agreements will not be subject to the provisions of shall, at the request of the tribal government, enter into agreements (including contracts or compacts under (B) by striking and (3) by adding at the end the following subparagraphs: (D) shall make payments to the tribal government in an amount necessary to carry out any such agreement upon execution of the agreement or, at the discretion of the tribe, consistent with periodic installments under title IV of the Indian Self-Determination Act; and (E) shall authorize the tribal government to use any interest earned on such payments to acquire any fractional interest in, or permanent improvements located on, any tract of land which already has one or more trust or restricted fractional interests; and . 3. Trust Land Consolidation Fund Extension Section 101(e)(1)(b) of the Claims Resolution Act ( Public Law 111–291 10-year 15-year 4. Limitation Notwithstanding section 213(b) of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (as amended by section 2) (25 U.S.C. 2212(b)) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. Public Law 111–291 5. Annual Reports to Congress In order to provide the Congress with periodic assessments of the implementation of the Trust Land Consolidation Fund, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Natural Resources in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs in the Senate, not later than September 30th on an annual basis, a report containing the following: (1) The number of cooperative agreements, contracts, compacts, and other instruments entered into with Indian tribes to carry out land consolidation. (2) The number of fractionated interests purchased and vested in tribal ownership. (3) The amount drawn from the Trust Land Consolidation Fund. (4) The forward balance of the Trust Land Consolidation Fund. (5) Projections for land purchases for the duration of the Trust Land Consolidation Fund. 6. Consultation with Indian Tribes The Secretary of the Interior shall implement the amendments made by sections 2 and 3 in consultation with Indian tribes pursuant to applicable law, including regulations and executive orders.

Summary: Indian Tribal Self-Determination in Land Consolidation Act of 2014 - Amends the Indian Land Consolidation Act to require the Secretary of the Interior: (1) at the request of a tribal government, to enter into agreements to allow the tribal government to carry out some or all of the Secretary's fractional interest acquisition program; and (2) to make payments to carry out the agreements and authorize the use of interest earned to acquire a fractional interest or permanent improvements on land that already has trust or restricted fractional interests. Amends the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make amounts in the Trust Land Consolidation Fund available to Interior during a 15-year period (under current law, a 10-year period). Requires annual reports to Congress that assess the implementation of the Trust Land Consolidation Fund.