US Congress Senate Bill 338 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on March 16 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to repeal the declaration that specified land accepted by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Lytton Rancheria in California shall be deemed to have been held in trust and part of the reservation of the Rancheria prior to October 17, 1988. (The date on the recorded deed is October 16, 2000.) Allows the Lytton Rancheria to conduct activities for class II gaming on the land taken into trust. Prohibits the Lytton Rancheria from expanding the exterior physical measurements of any facility on the Rancheria in use for class II gaming activities. States that, for class III gaming purposes, the land taken into trust shall be treated, for purposes of provisions relating to gaming on lands acquired in trust after October 17, 1988, as if the land was acquired on October 9, 2003, the date on which the Secretary took it into trust.

A bill to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to modify the date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is deemed to be held in trust and to provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-16		Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2009-03-16		Received in the House.
2009-03-13		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2009-03-12		Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3091)
2009-03-12		Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3091)
2009-01-28		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2009-01-28		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S996-997)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/338/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s338/BILLS-111s338is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s338/BILLS-111s338es.pdf