[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1823 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
1st Session
S. 1823
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Assiniboine and
Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to lease tribally-owned land
on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation for 1 or more interstate gas
pipelines.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 5, 2003
Mr. Burns (for himself and Mr. Baucus) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Assiniboine and
Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to lease tribally-owned land
on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation for 1 or more interstate gas
pipelines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LEASE OF TRIBALLY-OWNED LAND BY ASSINIBOINE AND SIOUX TRIBES
OF THE FORT PECK RESERVATION.
The first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415), is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Lease of Tribally-Owned Land by Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
of the Fort Peck Reservation.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) and any
regulations under part 162 of title 25, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulation), subject to paragraph
(2), the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck
Reservation may lease to the Northern Border Pipeline Company
tribally-owned land on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation for 1
or more interstate gas pipelines.
``(2) Conditions.--A lease entered into under paragraph
(1)--
``(A) shall commence during fiscal year 2011 for an
initial term of 25 years;
``(B) may be renewed for an additional term of 25
years; and
``(C) shall specify in the terms of the lease an
annual rental rate--
``(i) which rate shall be increased by 3
percent per year on a cumulative basis for each
5-year period; and
``(ii) the adjustment of which in
accordance with clause (i) shall be considered
to satisfy any review requirement under part
162 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations
(or any successor regulation).''.
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