Cayuga Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980
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Cayuga Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if he finds that the United States has acquired the interest in the lands comprising Sampson State Park, in Seneca County, New York, to publish such a finding thereby effectuating the transfer of land or natural resources located anywhere within the State from, by, or on behalf of the Cayuga tribe or any of its members. Requires the Secretary to comply with specified provisions of this Act, before effectuating such transfer. Extinguishes the aboriginal title and any Indian claims to such lands. Retains for the tribe any hunting and fishing rights previously reserved or granted. Establishes within the Treasury the Cayuga Indian Claims Settlement Fund to be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe. Directs the Secretary to make the income of such fund freely available to the tribe in semiannual payments. Permits the Secretary to use a specified portion of such fund to acquire land for the tribe. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire options to purchase lands on behalf of the tribe. Directs the Secretary to make payments to units of local government in which lands are acquired by such fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare), effective October 1, 1980, to reimburse the State for its share of the sewer district project to be constructed over Sampson State Park, in an amount not to exceed $300,000. Provides that the tribe shall have the right to be serviced by such facility under agreement with the local authorities. Withdraws from the National Forest System specified federally-owned lands within Seneca County, New York, known as the Hector Land Use Area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer title to such lands to the Secretary to be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe, subject to valid existing rights. Defines valid existing rights for the purposes of this Act and declares that the establishment of hiking trails shall not be considered such a right. Directs the Secretary to acquire from the State by eminent domain, subject to valid existing rights, the parcel of land known as Sampson State Park to be held by the United States in trust for the tribe in consideration for the tribe's relinquishment of its land claims. Requires that a portion of such Park continue to be operated as a public recreation area from October 1, 1983, and thereafter, so long as the tribe can operate such facilities without incurring a financial loss. Retains for the State all necessary easements. Directs the Secretary to prepare a roll of the members of the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York. Sets forth the procedures and requirements for being placed on such roll. Grants the Cayuga Indian Nation court jurisdiction over criminal offenses committed on the Cayuga Reservation. Authorizes the appropriation of $8,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act, to remain available until expended. Makes all federally-owned lands within the State of New York administered as part of the National Forest System: (1) subject to all laws applicable to national forest lands acquired under the Weeks Act and specified sections of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act; and (2) entitled to payments to local governments based upon the amount of public lands within the boundaries of such localities. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to forgive any outstanding debt obligations of the Hector Cooperative Grazing Association, Incorporated, of Trumansburg, New York, as specified. Vests exclusive jurisdiction over any action to contest the constitutionality of this Act in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, and requires such action to be filed within 180 days of enactment.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on November 20, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on November 20, 1980: Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DANIEL MOYNIHAN (D-NY) introduced it on November 20, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 20, 1980, 16730 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16730 days ago, on November 20, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers