United States · Bill · S
S. 1979 (98th)
A bill to confirm the boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in the State of Colorado and to define jurisdiction within such reservation.
Introduced
20 October 1983
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Status
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
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20 June 2025
Summary
Confirms and defines the boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado. Declares that Federal and tribal jurisdiction under specified law over non-Indian persons and their property applies only on Indian trust land. Declares that Federal law relating to alcoholic beverages or to trading with Indians shall apply, with respect to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, only on Indian trust land. Confers upon the State of Colorado the same criminal and civil jurisdiction over municipalities incorporated within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation as the State would have assumed under the Act of April 11, 1968.
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2 official files
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 18 April 1984
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 20 October 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/1979
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/1979