Bill Text: NY S02334 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires express consent of the state legislature, by statute or resolution, for the settlement of a claim respecting Indian lands.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S02334 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S02334-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2334
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 18, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT to amend the Indian law, in relation to clarifying that the
settlement of a claim respecting Indian lands requires the express
consent of the legislature
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 7-a of the Indian law, as added by chapter 568 of
2 the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
3 S 7-a. Purchase of lands of Indians; SETTLEMENT OF A CLAIM. No
4 purchase or contract for the sale of lands of Indians in this state, OR
5 SETTLEMENT OF A CLAIM RESPECTING THE LANDS OF INDIANS, shall be valid
6 unless made under the authority, and with the EXPRESS consent, BY STAT-
7 UTE OR RESOLUTION, of the legislature.
8 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09329-01-9
