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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state recognition of the Mount Tabor Indian Community. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The state of Texas recognizes the Associate |
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Bands of the Mount Tabor Indian Community and its members as |
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American Indians. Neither the tribe nor its members are eligible |
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for any services, funding, or any lands to be held in trust by the |
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State of Texas. The Associate Bands of the Mount Tabor Indian |
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Community shall maintain a membership roll, governing documents |
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and, a governing body. The Associate Bands of the Mount Tabor |
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Indian Community are not hereby prohibited from seeking federal |
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acknowledgment through the Department of the Interior, Bureau of |
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Indian Affairs, Office of Federal Acknowledgment, or any other |
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means as set forth under United States law. Eminent domain may not |
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be used by the tribe, nor may eminent domain be used to acquire |
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lands for the tribe. This bill in no way effects the hunting, |
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fishing, trapping, gathering or acquisition of other natural |
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resources of its members as citizens of Texas. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |