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S. 1193 · 102nd Congress · enacted

Technical Amendments to Various Indian Laws Act of 1991

Became Public Law No: 102-238.

Latest official action 1991-12-17 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Technical Amendments to Various Indian Laws Act of 1991 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to extend the grace period for one year for the operation of any class II gaming (electronic or electromechanical facsimiles of any game of chance or slot machines) in Montana and Wisconsin, if the tribe with jurisdiction over the lands on which the gaming was operated requested the State government, by November 16, 1988, to negotiate a tribal-State compact. Requires such gaming on Indian land in Montana or Wisconsin to cease if the State's highest court decides it is illegal in that State. Authorizes appropriations for the National Indian Gaming Commission for FY 1992 through 1993. Amends the Indian Land Consolidation Act to authorize the Cherokee Nation to accept less than ten percent of the appraised market value in the sale of their lands used as homesites. Amends the Crow Allotment Act of 1920 to require that the leases for competent Crow Indian land contain proper conservation and land use provisions. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enforce such provisions. Amends the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) (HUD) to provide assistance to Hawaii for use by the State in meeting responsibilities with which it has been charged under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (the Act). Authorizes…

Congressional Research Service · 1991-11-23

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