Bill > HR2088

This bill, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, takes certain federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Taking approximately 76 acres of land managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority and located on or above the 820-foot (MSL) contour elevation in Monroe County, Tennessee, on the shores of Tellico Reservoir, into trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. This includes land for the Sequoyah Museum, support property, and the Chota Memorial and Tanasi Memorial. 2. Establishing permanent easements for an additional 19.9 acres of land below the 820-foot (MSL) contour elevation for the Chota Peninsula and Chota-Tanasi Trail. 3. Specifying that the lands are to be used principally for memorializing and interpreting the history and culture of Native Americans, with some support property for classrooms, programs, and offices. 4. Outlining various use rights, conditions, and responsibilities, including the Tennessee Valley Authority's ability to temporarily and intermittently flood the lands, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' ability to construct certain facilities, and the TVA's continuing responsibilities for environmental remediation. 5. Prohibiting class II or class III gaming on the lands subject to the Act.