legislation: 99-hr-1344
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| 99-hr-1344 | 99 | hr | 1344 | Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act | Native Americans | 1985-02-28 | 1986-09-25 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 998. | House | Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] | TX | D | C000621 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act - Title I: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Restoration - Redesignates the Tiwa Indians of Ysleta, Texas, as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo. Restores Federal recognition, rights, and benefits to such tribe. Provides that nothing in this Act shall affect the power of the State of Texas to enact special legislation to benefit the tribe. Authorizes Texas to perform services that benefit the tribe. Recognizes the authority of the Tribal Council. Declares their reservation to be a Federal Indian reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept and hold in trust tribal lands conveyed by the tribe and Texas. Grants Texas civil and criminal jurisdiction within such reservation. Requires the Secretary to develop a plan for the enlargement of the reservation for the tribe. Requires the Secretary to submit such plan to the Congress. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to the development of such plan. Repeals the Tiwa Indians Act. Prohibits gaming, gambling, lottery, or bingo, as defined by Texas law, on the tribe's reservation and on tribal lands. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations of such prohibition. Prohibits construing such prohibition as a grant of civil regulatory jurisdiction to Texas. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to the tribe's membership. Title II: Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas - States that the Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas shall be considered as one tribal unit for purposes of Federal law. Restores Federal recognition, rights, and benefits to such tribe. Authorizes Texas to perform services that benefit the tribe. Provides that nothing in this Act shall affect the power of the State of Texas to enact special legislation to benefit the tribe. Retains the existing tribal constitution and bylaws. Requires the Secretary, upon the request of the Tribal Council, to hold an election for the members of the tribe for the purpose of adopting a new constitution and bylaws. Recognizes the authority of the Tribal Council. Sets forth provisions similar to title I regarding civil and criminal jurisdiction, the tribal reservation, gaming laws, and State civil regulatory jurisdiction. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z |