[House Report 113-194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 113-194
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FOND DU LAC BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA NON-INTERCOURSE ACT OF 2013
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September 10, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 2650]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 2650) to allow the Fond du Lac Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa in the State of Minnesota to lease or
transfer certain land, having considered the same, report
favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill
do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 2650 is to allow the Fond du Lac Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa in the State of Minnesota to lease or
transfer certain land.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 2650 will allow the Fond du Lac Band of Superior
Chippewa to lease, sell, convey, or transfer any land that it
owns in fee without further Congressional approval. The bill
simply ensures that the Non-intercourse Act (25 U.S.C. 177)
does not interfere with the ability to lease, buy, or sell fee-
land owned by the tribe.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 2650 was introduced on July 10, 2013, by Congressman
Richard Nolan (D-MN). The bill was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee
on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. On July 23, 2013, the
Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On July 31, 2013, the
Full Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged
by unanimous consent. No amendments were offered, and the bill
was adopted and ordered favorably reported to the House of
Representatives by unanimous consent.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B)
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
H.R. 2650--Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Nonintercourse
Act of 2013
H.R. 2650 would authorize the Fond du Lac Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa in the state of Minnesota to lease, sell, or
transfer any property that is owned by the tribe but not held
in trust by the federal government for the tribe's benefit.
Based on information provided by the Department of the
Interior, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would
have no impact on the federal budget because the legislation
would not affect tribal trust lands. Enacting H.R. 2650 would
not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-
go procedures do not apply.
H.R. 2650 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Martin von
Gnechten. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. Based on
information provided by the Department of the Interior, CBO
estimates that implementing the legislation would have no
impact on the federal budget because the legislation would not
affect tribal trust lands.
3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill is to allow the Fond du Lac Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa in the State of Minnesota to lease or
transfer certain land.
EARMARK STATEMENT
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5
Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any
specific rule-making proceedings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing
law.