HR 2863 RDS110th CONGRESS1st SessionH.R.2863
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 31, 2007
Received
AN ACT
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven
An Act
To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAND AND INTERESTS OF COQUILLE INDIAN TRIBE, OREGON.
(a) In General- Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon (including any agent or instrumentality of the Tribe) (referred to in this section as the `Tribe'), may transfer, lease, encumber, or otherwise convey, without further authorization or approval, all or any part of the Tribe's interest in any real property that is not held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.
(b) Nonapplicability to Certain Conveyances- Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any transfer, encumbrance, lease, or other conveyance of any land or interest in land of the Tribe that occurred before January 1, 2007.
(c) Effect of Section- Nothing in this section is intended to authorize the Tribe to transfer, lease, encumber, or otherwise convey, any lands, or any interest in any lands, that are held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.
(d) Liability- The United States shall not be held liable to any party (including the Tribe or any agent or instrumentality of the Tribe) for any term of, or any loss resulting from the term of any transfer, lease, encumbrance, or conveyance of land made pursuant to this Act unless the United States or an agent or instrumentality of the United States is a party to the transaction or the United States would be liable pursuant to any other provision of law. This subsection shall not apply to land transferred or conveyed by the Tribe to the United States to be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe.
PassedSpeaker of the House of RepresentativesJuly 30, 2007.
Attest:LORRAINE C. MILLER,Clerk
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.2863 as Enrolled Bill To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey land and intere...
