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Northern Cheyenne Lands Act

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of S 2442

Northern Cheyenne Lands Act - (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take approximately 932 acres of land in Montana into trust for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.

(Sec. 5) Requires Great Northern Properties to convey to the Tribe its coal and iron ore mineral interests underlying the land on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in exchange for U.S. coal mineral interests underlying the land referred to as Bull Mountains and East Fork. Sets forth conditions on the conveyance to Great Northern Properties.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that the deed for those federal coal mineral interests includes a covenant that precludes surface mining of the coal unless certain conditions are met.

Prohibits Montana from taxing the mineral interests this Act conveys to the Tribe.

Sets forth conditions regarding waiver of claims by the Tribe and Great Northern Properties.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Northern Cheyenne Trust Fund to be transferred to the Tribe in exchange for the Tribe waiving all of its claims arising from U.S. management of the Fund.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to prepare an inventory of fractionated land interests held by the United States in trust for the benefit of the Tribe or individual Indians on the Tribe's Reservation.

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Current Status of Bill S 2442

Bill S 2442 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 5, 2014. Bill S 2442 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the Senate on June 5, 2014.  Bill S 2442's most recent activity was By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 113-317. as of December 12, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2442

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2442

Primary Policy Focus

Native Americans

Potential Impact Areas

- Coal
- Congressional oversight
- Energy revenues and royalties
- Farmland
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government trust funds
- Indian claims
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Metals
- Mining
- Montana

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2442

Northern Cheyenne Lands Act
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land and mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important land into trust for the benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and for other purposes.
Northern Cheyenne Lands Act
Northern Cheyenne Lands Act

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 2442

John E. Walsh
John E. Walsh
MontanaDemocrat
Jon Tester
Jon Tester
MontanaDemocrat

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