POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS LAND REAFFIRMATION ACT
According to Alabama Political Reporter's Bill Britt, in an article published Dec 4, 2018, "U.S. Congressman Bradley Byrne in January 2018, successfully sponsored the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act, which passed the U.S.
House on a voice vote. However, the bll died in the U.S. Senate after Alabama's senior Senator Richard Shelby made it clear he would not support a 'Carcieri fix' for the tribe."
Britt also wrote that the 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carciere v. Salazar... "found that only tribes that were recognized in 1934 could benefit from the federal land restoration efforts. It is this recognition that allows PCI to offer electronic gaming and enjoy other federal benefis and protections."
Read the full Alabama Public Reporter article at the link below and keep scrolling to see the full PCI Land Reformation Act.
House on a voice vote. However, the bll died in the U.S. Senate after Alabama's senior Senator Richard Shelby made it clear he would not support a 'Carcieri fix' for the tribe."
Britt also wrote that the 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carciere v. Salazar... "found that only tribes that were recognized in 1934 could benefit from the federal land restoration efforts. It is this recognition that allows PCI to offer electronic gaming and enjoy other federal benefis and protections."
Read the full Alabama Public Reporter article at the link below and keep scrolling to see the full PCI Land Reformation Act.
