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H.R. 356 · 113th Congress

Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act

Law · 113-133 · Jul 25, 2014
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RBR BishopSponsor
3 cosponsors · 1 D, 2 R
JCR Chaffetz JMD Matheson CSR Stewart

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Jan 23, 2013
  2. House Passed May 15, 2013
  3. Senate Passed Jul 9, 2014
  4. President To the President Jul 15, 2014
  5. President Signed Jul 25, 2014
  6. Law Jul 25, 2014

Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act - Authorizes Utah to relinquish for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation certain of its school trust or subsurface mineral lands south of the border between Grand County and Uintah County, Utah, in exchange for certain federal subsurface mineral lands north of…

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jul 25, 2014

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act - Authorizes Utah to relinquish for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation certain of its school trust or subsurface mineral lands south of the border between Grand County and Uintah County, Utah, in exchange for certain federal subsurface mineral lands north of that border.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reserve an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate composed of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act in the mineral lands conveyed to Utah. Delineates the extent of that interest.

Requires Utah to reserve, for the benefit of its school trust, an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate composed of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act in the mineral lands it relinquished to the federal government. Delineates the extent of that interest.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with Utah and the Tribe to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of the lands to be conveyed, and the administration of the overriding interests reserved, under this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act

Latest action (Jul 25, 2014): Became Public Law No: 113-133.

Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 23, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jan 23, 2013
  2. House Passed May 15, 2013
  3. Senate Passed Jul 9, 2014
  4. President To the President Jul 15, 2014
  5. President Signed Jul 25, 2014
  6. Law Jul 25, 2014

No recorded floor vote found.