HR 318 · 100th Congress · Native Americans
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 100-89.(1987-08-18)
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Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act - Title I: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Restoration - Redesignates the Tiwa Indians of Ysleta, Texas, as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo. Restores Federal recognition, rights, and benefits to such tribe. Provides that nothing in this Act shall affect the power of the State of Texas to enact special legislation to benefit the tribe. Authorizes Texas to perform services that benefit the tribe. Recognizes the authority of the Tribal Council. Declares the tribe's reservation to be a Federal Indian reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept and hold in trust tribal lands conveyed by the tribe and Texas. Grants Texas civil and criminal jurisdiction within such reservation. Requires the Secretary to develop a plan for the enlargement of the reservation for the tribe. Requires the Secretary to submit such plan to the Congress. Sets forth notification and consultative requirements with respect to the development of such plan. Repeals the Tiwa Indians Act. Prohibits gaming, gambling, lottery, or bingo, as defined by Texas law, on the tribe's reservation and on tribal lands. Sets forth both civil and c…
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