H.R. 5459 (107th): To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.

Introduced:
Sep 25, 2002 (107th Congress, 2001–2002)
Sponsor:
Rep. David Bonior [D-MI10]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on September 25, 2002, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced Sep 25, 2002
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Last updated Sep 25, 2002.
4 pages

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9/25/2002--Introduced.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take specified land into trust for the benefit of the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan (the "Community"), with such land becoming part of the reservation of the Community. States that the Secretary's action shall be considered part of the settlement and extinguishment of the Charlotte Beach land claims of the Community, in accordance with the agreement reached between the Community and the Governor of Michigan on August 23, 2002. Classifies the land taken into trust as land obtained in a settlement of a land claim under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Approves the Charlotte Beach land claim settlement on behalf of the United States, and incorporates the terms of the settlement into this Act.

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