US Congress House Bill 4350 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-09-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Northern Cheyenne Lands Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take approximately 1,568 acres of land in Montana into trust for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. Requires Great Northern Properties to convey to the Tribe its coal and iron ore mineral interests underlying the land on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in exchange for U.S. coal mineral interests underlying the land referred to as Bull Mountains and East Fork. Sets forth conditions on the conveyance to Great Northern Properties. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the deed for those federal coal mineral interests includes a covenant that precludes surface mining of the coal unless certain conditions are met. Prohibits Montana from taxing the mineral interests this Act conveys to the Tribe. Sets forth conditions regarding waiver of claims by the Tribe and Great Northern Properties. Requires the Northern Cheyenne Trust Fund to be transferred to the Tribe in exchange for the Tribe waiving all of its claims arising from U.S. management of the Fund.

Northern Cheyenne Lands Act

Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-15	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.
2014-09-15	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-597.
2014-05-29	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2014-05-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-05-29	House	Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
2014-05-29	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2014-05-07	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2014-04-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2014-04-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2014-04-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB2256 (Related) 2014-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB2442 (Related) 2014-12-12 - By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 113-317.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4350/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4350/BILLS-113hr4350ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4350/BILLS-113hr4350rh.pdf