They keep tucking a 'Carcieri Fix'
into legislation.
16 Massachusetts Tribes have applied for federal recognition.
This would allow each of them to remove land from the tax rolls and open a Slot Barn, with the blessings of Beacon Hill.
Please take a few minutes and speak out.
Senator Kerry's contact form:
http://www.kerry.senate.gov/contact/
Senator Scott Brown:
Thanks for all you do!
please write your own
letters opposing S676,-listed below
May 29, 2012
Dear Senator Kerry,
I was appalled to see that you added your name to the bill giving the
Secretary of the Interior the ability to take land into trust for Indian tribes
.S. 676: A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of
the Secretary of .the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts supported the Rhode Island Governor in his quest to uphold
the statue as passed by Congress in 1934. An amicus brief was presented to the
Supreme Court.
27 states are opposed to a Carcieri fix.
16 states wrote an amicus brief supporting Rhode Island, They are
Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.
10 states’ attorneys' general wrote a letter supporting the Supreme Court
after the Carcieri opinion was released. These are the states that supported the
SCOTUS decision:
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.
Please support your State and remove your name from this bill. It is an
affront to the citizens of Massachusetts. It will be defeated, as you well know.
You, as our senior Senator, should be opposing this!
Thank you for your time.
Subject: Re: The Carcieri Fix is on the move in the
Senate
the Senate
S. 676: A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority
of the Secretary of ...
...the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
112th Congress, 2011–2012. Text as of May 17, 2012 (Reported by Senate
Committee).
Status & Summary | PDF | Source: GPO
S 676 RS
Calendar No. 405
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 676
[Report No. 112-166]
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the
Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 30, 2011
Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. JOHNSON of
South Dakota, Mr. KERRY, Mr. TESTER, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. BAUCUS, and
Ms. STABENOW) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs
May 17, 2012
Reported by Mr. AKAKA, with an amendment
[Insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the
Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION.
(a) Modification-
(1) IN GENERAL- The first sentence of section 19 of the Act of June 18,
1934 (commonly known as the ‘Indian Reorganization Act’) (25 U.S.C. 479), is
amended--
(A) by striking ‘The term’ and inserting ‘Effective beginning on June 18,
1934, the term’; and
(B) by striking ‘any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal
jurisdiction’ and inserting ‘any federally recognized Indian tribe’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect
as if included in the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ‘Indian
Reorganization Act’) (25 U.S.C. 479), on the date of enactment of that
Act.
(b) Ratification and Confirmation of Prior Actions- Any action taken by the
Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known
as the ‘Indian Reorganization Act’) (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), for any Indian
tribe that was federally recognized on the date of that action is ratified and
confirmed, to the extent that the action is challenged based on the question of
whether the Indian tribe was federally recognized or under Federal jurisdiction
on June 18, 1934, as if the action had, by prior act of Congress, been
specifically authorized and directed.
(c) Effect on Other Laws-
(1) IN GENERAL- Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act
affects--
(A) the application or effect of any Federal law other than the Act of June
18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (as amended by subsection (a)); or
(B) any limitation on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under
any Federal law or regulation other than the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461
et seq.) (as so amended).
(2) REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS- An express reference to the Act of June 18,
1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), contained in any other Federal law shall be
considered to be a reference to that Act as amended by subsection (a).
(d) Study; Publication-
(1) STUDY- The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct, and submit to
Congress a report describing the results of, a study that--
(A) assesses the effects of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case
styled Carcieri v. Salazar (129 S. Ct. 1058) on Indian tribes and tribal land;
and
(B) includes a list of each Indian tribe and parcel of tribal land affected
by that decision.
(2) PUBLICATION- On completion of the report under paragraph (1) and by not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior shall publish the list described in paragraph (1)(B)--
(A) in the Federal Register; and
(B) on the public website of the Department of the Interior.
Calendar No. 405
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 676
[Report No. 112-166]
A BILL
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the
Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
May 17, 2012
Reported with an amendment
Let's just say
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