IIB
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1246
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2024
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
AN ACT
To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Federally recognized tribe leasing authority
Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting “, land held in trust for any other Indian tribe included on the list published by the Secretary pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131)” after “Chehalis Reservation”.
Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2024.
Kevin F. McCumber,
Clerk.