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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-407
TO AUTHORIZE THE SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA TO
LEASE OR TRANSFER CERTAIN LAND, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
JULY 14, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 164]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 164) to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease
or transfer certain land, and for other purposes, having considered
the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec-
ommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 164 is to authorize the Seminole Tribe of
Florida to lease or transfer certain land.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is a federally recognized tribe with
its tribal headquarters located in Hollywood, Florida. It is one of
three federally recognized Seminole entities, and many of its en-
rolled members reside on its six reservations in Florida.
The Tribe seeks to establish a state-chartered subsidiary entity
to act as a holding company for certain properties owned by the
Tribe. However, the Tribe has been unable to move forward with
this project due to concerns raised by lenders and proposed title in-
surance companies about the Indian Nonintercourse Act. This Act
prohibits any purchase, grant, lease or other conveyance of lands,
or of any title or claim thereto, from an Indian nation or tribe of
Indians unless authorized by Congress.
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