Land-In-Trust Public Hearing Act

Summary

Land-In-Trust Public Hearing Act - 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 is located in order to ascertain the community's needs and interests. Instructs the Secretary to solicit comments from the public at hearings held pursuant to such requirement and to ensure that comments received or related to such hearings are part of the record.

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Timeline

1. 9 October 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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2. 9 October 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2095)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 October 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 October 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 9 October 2007 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 October 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 October 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 October 2007

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Sponsors

• Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] · D · Sponsor
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