A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
Officially: “A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.” Read the full text
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1Settlement of claims
This section would let the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma bring a land claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims based on its Treaty of Grouseland with the United States, signed August 21, 1805. The court would have jurisdiction to hear, determine, and rule on that claim despite any other law, and no statute of limitations, including the deadline in section 2501 of title 28 of the United States Code, and no delay-based defense of any kind could be used to block it. The tribe would have to file this land claim no later than 1 year after the bill becomes law; if it does not file within that year, the court's special jurisdiction over the claim would expire. Except for a claim actually filed within that 1-year window, this section would extinguish all other claims, including any and all future claims, that the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, or any member, descendant, or predecessor in interest to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, has to land in the State of Illinois.
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1. Settlement of claims (a) Jurisdiction conferred on the United States Court of Federal Claims (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment on a land claim of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma under its Treaty with the United States of America signed at Grouseland August 21, 1805 (7 Stat. 91) (commonly known as the Treaty of Grouseland ), without regard to the statute of limitations, including section 2501 of title 28, United States Code, and any delay-based defense, no matter how characterized. (2) Jurisdiction expiration Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the jurisdiction conferred to the United States Court of Federal Claims under paragraph (1) shall expire unless the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma files a land claim under that paragraph. (b) Extinguishment of title and claims Except for a claim filed under subsection (a)(1), all other claims, including any and all future claims, of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, or any member, descendant, or predecessor in interest to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, to land in the State of Illinois are extinguished.
Where it is
In the Senate.