House Resources markup on four Indian bills

Thursday, April 17, 2008  

Note: H.R.1575, a bill to recognize the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, was on the agenda. H.R. 5680, the technical amendments bill, was not on the agenda.

The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a markup this afternoon.

The agenda includes four Indian bills. All of them were considered at a committee hearing on April 9.

The markup starts at 2pm and will be broadcast online. The bills follow:

* H.R. 3522: To ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly, and for other purposes.
* H.R.3490: To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria, and for other purposes. "Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2007"
* S. 2457: A bill to provide for extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
* H.R. 5680: To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans to make certain adjustments, and for other purposes.

Committee Notice:
Full Committee Markup (April 17, 2008)