To authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Civil Rights, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section idd261ec35-ad36-496e-ae7a-c10abbb19407: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023.
- Section id220ef818-b44f-4d64-b66d-5530cc49ba34: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term North Dakota Enabling Act means the Act of February 22, 1889 (25 Stat. 676, chapter 180). The term reservation means any...
- Section id469a4847-4d5b-4cef-960d-672960719f54: 3. Relinquishment and selection; conveyance Subject to valid existing rights, if the State elects to relinquish all right, title, and interest of the State in...
- Section id80f5a61b-60fe-4919-97c3-3f4e4625dba3: 4. Valuation With respect to a State land grant parcel conveyed under this Act in consideration for a parcel of unappropriated Federal land selected in...
- Section ide8cb25e7-06f2-4926-aa39-bed5b4e9244b: 5. Miscellaneous Land or minerals conveyed under this Act shall be subject to all applicable Federal, State, and Tribal law. Nothing in this Act modifies,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following …
Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Luján) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Land Management, Secretary of the Interior
State of North Dakota
State of North Dakota faces effects in multiple directions
Indian Tribes in North Dakota, Indian Tribes in North Dakota reservations
Independent real estate appraisers, Real estate appraisers
Areas of critical environmental concern, Conservation areas and protected lands
Grazing permittees and lessees on affected lands
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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