Indian Land Leasing Act of 2003

Summary

Indian Land Leasing Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to permit, upon approval of the Secretary of the Interior and for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, or business purposes, the leasing of restricted Indian lands for terms of up to 99 years (subject to specified conditions) for: (1) land located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation or on the Burns Paiute Reservation; and (2) land held in trust for the Yurok Tribe or for the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria. Permits (under specified conditions) the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (Tribes) to lease to the Northern Border Pipeline Company tribally-owned land on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation for interstate gas pipelines. Authorizes the Tribes, upon approval of the Secretary, to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights recognized under the Fort Peck-Montana Compact for the purpose of meeting water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Incorporated. Amends Federal law to exempt Indian Tribes from the requirement to obtain approval of the Secretary to enter into leases of specified restricted lands (except mineral leases) for terms that do not exceed 99 years, if the Tribe provides written notice in the original leasing documents that stipulates the Tribe has the unilateral right to terminate such a lease in any case in which the tribe does not waive sovereign immunity from civil action brought by a party of the lease for just compensation resulting from such a termination. Authorizes any party to such a lease to bring a civil action to enforce it.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 15 May 2003

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 15 May 2003

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 15 May 2003

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 March 2003

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 March 2003

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• Introduced in Senate

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