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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1027
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 2229
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19
th Dist.
AN ACT REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE OPPOSE
APPLICATIONS BY FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES TO
CONVERT ANY 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 remove 1
subsection (c). 2
Statement of Purpose:
To remove the requirement that the state oppose any application by a
federally recognized Indian tribe to convert any parcel of fee interest
land to federal trust status.