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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 2442 (Introduced in House) — To extend Federal recognition to the Duwamish Tribe, and for other purposes. · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Land in trust

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If, not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Tribe transfers all right, title, and interest in and to any land within the Tribe’s service area identified under section 4(b) or land identified under subsection
(b)as its aboriginal homelands to the Secretary, the Secretary shall take such land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall identify those lands which shall be considered the aboriginal homelands of the Tribe for the purposes of subsection (a). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States should not incur any liability for conditions on any parcels of land taken into trust under this section.
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