United States · Bill · S
S. 1291 (109th)
Pascua Yaqui Mineral Rights Act of 2005
Introduced
23 June 2005
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Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.
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Summary
Pascua Yaqui Mineral Rights Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the Attorney General and with the consent of the state of Arizona, to acquire all subsurface rights, title, and interests (including subsurface mineral interests) held by the state in specified tribally-owned parcels and in specified parcels held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe. Requires the Secretary to pay the state, as consideration for the acquisition of subsurface mineral interests, an amount equal to their market value. Directs the Secretary to take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe the subsurface rights, title, and interests, formerly reserved to the United States, to other specified parcels. Requires the Tribe to pay to the Secretary only the transaction costs relating to the assessment, review, and transfer of the subsurface rights, title, and interests taken into trust.
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6 official files
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 29 July 2005
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 29 July 2005
Reported to Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 29 July 2005
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 June 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 23 June 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 June 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1291
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1291