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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take lands in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of the reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes.
7/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Cocopah Lands Act - Provides that if the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona transfers title to certain described land to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary shall take it into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, if there are no recognized environmental conditions or contamination related concerns and no adverse legal claims to it, including outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed. Considers such land to be part of the Tribe's initial reservation. Designates Yuma county, Arizona, to be the Tribe's service area for the delivery of federal services to enrolled members of the Tribe. Prohibits its use for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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- 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 07/31/2007 - Received in the Senate.
- 07/30/2007 - H.AMDT.718 Amendment reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H8826 text: CR H8826) Amendment in the nature of a substitute replaced the language of the bill with the text of the "Cocopah Lands Act".
- 07/30/2007 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 173.
- 07/30/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-271.
show all actions- 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 07/31/2007 - Received in the Senate.
- 07/30/2007 - H.AMDT.718 Amendment reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H8826 text: CR H8826) Amendment in the nature of a substitute replaced the language of the bill with the text of the "Cocopah Lands Act".
- 07/30/2007 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 173.
- 07/30/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-271.
- 07/30/2007 - Mrs. Christensen asked unanimous consent discharge the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
- 07/30/2007 - Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8825-8826 text of measure as introduced: CR H8825-8826)
- 07/30/2007 - H.AMDT.718 Amendment reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H8826 text: CR H8826)
- 07/30/2007 - H.AMDT.718 On agreeing to the Natural Resources amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
- 07/30/2007 - On passage Passed without objection.
- 07/30/2007 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 07/30/2007 - The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- 07/30/2007 - H.AMDT.718 Amendment reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H8826 text: CR H8826) Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: H.R. 673 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cocopah Lands Act''. ***.
- 07/30/2007 - Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8825-8826; text of measure as introduced: CR H8825-8826)
- 07/30/2007 - H.AMDT.718 Amendment reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H8826; text: CR H8826) Amendment in the nature of a substitute replaced the language of the bill with the text of the "Cocopah Lands Act".
- 07/18/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 07/18/2007 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- 06/13/2007 - Committee Hearings Held.
- 01/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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