American Indian Empowerment Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 10/25/2017
Actions
- 2017-10-25Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2017-02-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-03 (00)
American Indian Empowerment Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of the Interior, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to transfer land held in trust for the tribe to the tribe as restricted fee tribal land. (Restricted fee tribal land is land that is owned by a tribe and has restrictions against alienation and taxation.)
Tribes may lease, or grant an easement or right-of-way on, restricted fee land for any period of time without Interior's review and approval.
Tribal laws that establish a system of land tenure governing the use of restricted fee land have precedence over federal laws and regulations governing the use of such land, except the restriction against the land's alienation and taxation.
Cosponsors (1)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
Subjects
- Federal-Indian relations
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
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