HR 5936 · 97th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill to provide that certain Federal land in the Black Hills National Forest be withdrawn for a period of 10 years for use as an Indian cultural and religious resource area, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish special management guidelines for units of the National Forest system which include municipal or agricultural watersheds and to carry out intergrated pest management in all units of such system, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1982-03-23· Sponsored by Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1982-03-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: Withdrawal of Land in Black Hills National Forest for Use as Indian Religious Cultural Resource Area - Withdraws certain Federal lands in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota from public use for a period of ten years. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a ten-year permit to the Yellow Thunder Camp community established by the Lakota-Dakota (Sioux) Nation to use such lands as a cultural and religious resource area. Prohibits any lease, permit, or contract with respect to such lands without Yellow Thunder Camp's consent. Requires that the Secretary assure that any land and resource management plan for lands in the Black Hills National Forest: (1) prohibits activities harmful to religious or cultural sites of the Lakota-Dakota Nation; (2) prohibits excavation of archeological resources on such lands without the Lakota-Dakota Nation's consent; and (3) guarantees to the Lakota-Dakota Nation and their allies and members of other Indian nations the free exercise of their religion on such lands. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to consult and negotiate with the leaders of the Lakota-Dakota Nation to resolve conflicts with…

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