To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-164
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2021-01-04
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Florida

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill allows the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or transfer its real property that is not held in trust by the United States.</p>

action_date: 2022-07-14
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill allows the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or transfer its real property that is not held in trust by the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 164 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2021 Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes.

1. Approval not required to validate certain land transactions of the Seminole Tribe of Florida (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, without further approval, ratification, or authorization by the United States, the Seminole Tribe of Florida may lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any part of the interest of the Seminole Tribe of Florida in any real property that is not held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. (b) Trust land not affected Nothing in this section— (1) authorizes the Seminole Tribe of Florida 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 the Seminole Tribe of Florida; or (2) affects the operation of any law governing leasing, selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any interest in any real property that is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 314 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 164 [Report No. 117–407] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2021 Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 14, 2022 Additional sponsors: Mr. Deutch , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Crist , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , and Mr. Mast July 14, 2022 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources ; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes.

1. Approval not required to validate certain land transactions of the Seminole Tribe of Florida (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, without further approval, ratification, or authorization by the United States, the Seminole Tribe of Florida may lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any part of the interest of the Seminole Tribe of Florida in any real property that is not held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. (b) Trust land not affected Nothing in this section— (1) authorizes the Seminole Tribe of Florida 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 the Seminole Tribe of Florida; or (2) affects the operation of any law governing leasing, selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any interest in any real property that is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

July 14, 2022 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed