HR 5428 · 100th Congress · Native Americans
Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: For Further Action See S.2723.(1988-10-31)
Plain Language Summary
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Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act - Provides for the partition of the joint Hoopa Valley and Yurok Reservation. Requires the Hoopa Valley Tribe to waive all claims against the United States and to affirm consent to the contribution of Hoopa Escrow monies to the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Fund for payments to the Yurok Tribe before the partition shall become effective. Establishes the Hoopa Valley and Yurok Reservations. Requires the unallotted trust lands and assets of each tribe to be held in trust by the United States for each tribe. 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 and subject to the adoption of a resolution of the Interim Council of the Yurok Tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report concerning the advisability of conveying to the Yurok Tribe all right, title, and interest of the United States to all National Park System lands within the Yurok Reservation. Sets the boundary between the Hoopa Valley and Yurok Reservations. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the unallotted trust land and assets of the Yurok Reservation until the tribe has orga…
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