A bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill authorizes and confirms a settlement resolving the Akwesasne Mohawk land claim in New York and recognizes certain Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe lands in the settlement acquisition areas as Indian Country.
Who Benefits and How
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and related Mohawk parties would receive federal confirmation of the settlement and legal recognition of specified lands as Indian Country.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State and local governments party to the settlement would have to operate within the agreement's confirmed terms and the Indian Country designation for specified lands.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the settlement agreement and covered land transfers related to the Akwesasne Mohawk land claim.
- Treats specified lands owned by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in settlement acquisition areas as Indian Country subject to the settlement agreement.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill authorizes and confirms a settlement resolving the Akwesasne Mohawk land claim in New York and recognizes certain Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe lands in the settlement acquisition areas as Indian Country.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Affairs, Land Use
Primary Purpose
This bill authorizes and confirms a settlement resolving the Akwesasne Mohawk land claim in New York and recognizes certain Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe lands in the settlement acquisition areas as Indian Country.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and related Mohawk settlement parties
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State and local governmental parties operating under the confirmed settlement terms
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeCommittee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and other Mohawk settlement parties, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe lands within the settlement acquisition areas
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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