US Congress House Bill 5428 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 9 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act - Requires all U.S. interest in and to specified lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico (Activity), transferred to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for: (1) the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless the Tribe elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status; and (2) the Navajo Nation as part of the Navajo Reservation, unless the Navajo Nation elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status. Subjects the lands of the Activity held in trust or conveyed in restricted fee status to reservation by the United States of such easements as the Secretary of the Army determines are reasonably required to permit access to Activity lands for administrative, environmental cleanup, and environmental remediation purposes. Requires the lands of the Activity identified as parcel 1 to be held in trust subject to a shared easement for cultural and religious purposes only. Requires the access road for the Activity that originates at the frontage road for Interstate 40 and leads to the parcel of the administration area to be held in common by both the Zuni Tribe and the Navajo Nation to provide for equal access to the Activity. Subjects lands held in trust or conveyed in restricted fee status to easements reasonably required to permit access to the Missile Defense Agency facility as needed by the Department of Defense (DOD). Requires the Zuni Tribe or the Navajo Nation, after a parcel of land has been transferred or conveyed, to notify the Secretary of the Army of the existence or discovery of any contamination or hazardous material on it.

Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act

Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2014-09-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2014-09-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

HB3822 (Related) 2014-03-27 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5428/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5428/BILLS-113hr5428ih.pdf