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S. 1586 (106th)

Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000

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15 September 1999

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Became Public Law No: 106-462.

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Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 1999 - Amends the Indian Land Consolidation Act to revise certain Indian land consolidation provisions. Sets forth provisions concerning, among other things: (1) the acquisition of fractional interests in Indian trust or restricted lands; (2) the required approval of the Secretary of the Interior for trust or restricted land sales, except with respect to an Indian tribe that has a Secretary-approved land consolidation plan; (3) the required approval by the Secretary of any adopted Indian tribal probate code governing the descent and distribution of trust or restricted lands (outlines approval procedures and provides life estates for non-Indian spouses and children who would otherwise be precluded from inheriting by reason of the adopted code); (4) the descent and distribution of interests in trust or restricted lands, including fractional interests; (5) the escheat to an Indian tribe of trust or restricted lands when no individual is eligible to inherit such interest; (6) the descent and distribution of trust or restricted lands located outside of a reservation; (7) the authority of the Secretary to acquire fractional interests in trust or restricted lands, with owner consent and at fair market value; (8) Indian tribe administration of acquired fractional interests and the disposition of proceeds from leases, resource sales, rights-of-way, or other transactions affecting interests in trust or restricted lands; (9) the authority of the Secretary to develop a reservation-wide system for establishing the fair market value of various types of lands and improvements of interests in trust or restricted lands; (10) the establishment of an Acquisition Fund; (11) the determination of tribal jurisdiction with respect to land within an Indian reservation or otherwise subject to tribal jurisdiction; (12) the sale or other exchange of interests in trust or restricted lands; (13) required annual reports from the Secretary to Congress on fractional interests in trusts or restricted lands acquired and the impact on Bureau of Indian Affairs financial and record keeping systems; (14) approval by the Secretary of leases, rights-of-way, and sales of natural resources, or other transactions affecting individually owned trust or restricted lands; and (15) real estate transactions involving interests in nontrust lands. Authorizes appropriations.

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