To require that the Secretary of the Interior hold at least one public hearing in the surrounding community where land requested to be taken into trust for an Indian tribe is located in order to ascertain the needs and interests of that surrounding community.

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Bill Number

HR 4634

Introduced

Dec 17, 2005

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Indian lands Minorities Native Americans Public meetings

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Summary

Requires the Secretary of the Interior, at least six months before approving any application to take land into trust for an Indian tribe, to hold at least one public hearing in the surrounding community where the land in question is located in order to ascertain the community's needs and interests.

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Dec 17, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Dec 17, 2005

Introduced in House

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