Senate Bill S2334

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires express consent of the state legislature for the settlement of a claim respecting Indian lands

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2334 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Indian Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-a, Indian L

2009-S2334 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires express consent of the state legislature, by statute or resolution, for the settlement of a claim respecting Indian lands.

2009-S2334 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2334 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2334

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the Indian law,  in  relation  to  clarifying  that  the
  settlement  of  a  claim  respecting Indian lands requires the express
  consent of the legislature

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 7-a of the Indian law, as added by chapter 568 of
the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
  S 7-a. Purchase of lands of  Indians;  SETTLEMENT  OF  A  CLAIM.    No
purchase  or contract for the sale of lands of Indians in this state, OR
SETTLEMENT OF A CLAIM RESPECTING THE LANDS OF INDIANS,  shall  be  valid
unless  made under the authority, and with the EXPRESS consent, BY STAT-
UTE OR RESOLUTION, of the legislature.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09329-01-9


              

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