Connecticut 2025 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01018 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/21/2025

                     
 
LCO No. 2231   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 1018  
January Session, 2025  
LCO No. 2231 
 
 
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.  
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING AN APPLICATION BY A TRIBE TO CONVERT 
A PARCEL OF FEE INTEREST LAND TO FEDERAL TRUST STATUS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That section 31-57e of the general statutes be amended to eliminate 1 
the provision requiring that the state oppose any application by a tribe 2 
to convert any parcel of fee interest land to federal trust status.  3 
Statement of Purpose:   
To remove the mandate that the Attorney General oppose any 
application by a tribe to convert any parcel of fee interest land to federal 
trust status.