[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2457 Reported in House (RH)] Union Calendar No. 381 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2457 [Report No. 110-611] _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2008 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources April 29, 2008 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXTENSIONS OF LEASES OF CERTAIN LAND BY MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT (WESTERN) TRIBE. (a) In General.--Any lease of restricted land of the Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe (referred to in this section as the ``Tribe'') entered into on behalf of the Tribe by the tribal corporation of the Tribe chartered pursuant to section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 477), may include an option to renew the lease for not more than 2 additional terms, each of which shall not exceed 25 years, subject only to the approval of the tribal council of the Tribe. (b) Liability of United States.--The United States shall not be liable to any party for any loss resulting from a renewal of a lease entered into pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Prohibition on Gaming Activities.--No entity may conduct any gaming activity (within the meaning of section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) pursuant to a claim of inherent authority or any Federal law (including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and any regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior or the National Indian Gaming Commission pursuant to that Act) on any land that is leased with an option to renew the lease in accordance with this section. Union Calendar No. 381 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2457 [Report No. 110-611] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe. _______________________________________________________________________ April 29, 2008 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed