HR 4469 · 100th Congress · Native Americans

Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act

Introduced 1988-04-26· Sponsored by Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: For Further Action See S.2723.(1988-10-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Establishes the Hoopa Valley and Yurok Reservation. Requires the unallotted trust land and assets of each tribe to continue to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the respective tribes. Places all national forest lands within the Yurok Reservation in trust for the use and benefit of the Yurok Tribe, subject to valid existing rights. Requires such lands to be transferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary). Directs the Secretary to purchase land along the Klamath River, California, to be added to the reservation of the Yurok Tribe. Authorizes appropriations. Sets the boundary between the Hoopa Valley and Yurok Reservations. Directs the Secretary to manage the unallotted trust land and assets of the Yurok Tribe and govern the Yurok Reservation until the tribe has organized. Requires, thereafter, that such land and assets be administered as tribal trust land and governed by the tribe. Authorizes the Secretary to make or approve the exchange of trust land in the Yurok Reservation for an interest in land in or near the reservation and to acquire an interest in land for a right-of-way needed for access to trust land in the R…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats