Full Committee Markup
Thursday, June 22, 2017 4:00 PM
Full Committee
1324 Longworth House Office Building Washington D.C. 20515
Indian bills on agenda:
• H.R. 218, the King Cove Road Land Exchange Act. The bill authorizes a life-saving road for the Alaska Native village of King Cove.
• H.R. 597, the Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act. The bill places about 940 acres in trust for the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians in California.
• H.R. 1306, the Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act. The bill places lands in trust for the Coquille Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, all in Oregon.
• H.R.1404, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act. The bill places abour 40 acres in trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Arizona.
• H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act. Title VII of the bill addresses tribal forestry issues.
• S. 249, a bill which clarifies that Santa Clara Pueblo and Ohkay Owingeh can lease their lands in New Mexico for up 99 years for economic development and other purposes.
Committee Notice:
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=402179
Photo of Lytton Band land-into-trust site:
http://lyttonhousingea.com/
