To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-1787
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-29
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian lands and resources rights

New Mexico
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand the land of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo that may be leased for up to 99 years with the approval of the Department of the Interior, from lands held in trust, to all of the lands of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1787 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2017 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico (for himself and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes.

1. Expansion of pueblo of Santa Clara land eligible for 99-year lease Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the Long-Term Leasing Act ) ( 25 U.S.C. 415(a) ), is amended— (1) by striking Indians,, and inserting Indians, ; (2) by inserting Ohkay Owingeh pueblo, after Cochiti, ; (3) by inserting the pueblo of Santa Clara, after Pojoaque, ; (4) by striking the the lands and inserting the land ; (5) by striking lands held in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara, ; and (6) by striking lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo .