H.R. 326 (111th): Cocopah Lands Act

Introduced:
Jan 08, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ7]
Status:
Died (Passed House)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1991 (112th) on May 25, 2011.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 2, 2009 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Jan 08, 2009
Referred to Committee Jan 08, 2009
Passed House Mar 02, 2009
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Natural Resources

Senate Indian Affairs

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Full Title

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.

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Last updated Mar 03, 2009.
6 pages

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3/2/2009--Passed House without amendment.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Cocopah Lands Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona transfers title to certain described land to the Secretary, to 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 such land.
Considers such land to be part of the Tribe's initial reservation.
Designates Yuma county, Arizona, as the Tribe's service area for the delivery of federal services to enrolled Tribe members.
Prohibits using the trust land for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

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