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HB0164

Wind River Reservation Boundaries

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In one sentence

This bill would define the official boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation and require state maps to show these specific lines.

What it does

  • Creates new state laws, W.S. 36-13-101 and 36-13-102, to define the reservation's boundaries.
  • States that the reservation boundaries are those set by the 1868 treaty, diminished by the 1905 Act, and subsequently restored by federal regulations from 1940 to 1975.
  • Requires all official maps produced or published by state agencies to show the boundaries as defined in the new law.
  • Sets the effective date to be immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law.

Who it affects

  • State agencies that produce or publish official maps.
  • The Wind River Indian Reservation and its defined geographic area.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and died in committee in March 2014.
  • The text lists many federal regulations from 1940 to 1975 that adjusted the boundaries, but does not describe the specific geographic changes made by each regulation.

Plain language

Terms to know

Wind River Indian Reservation
A specific area of land in Wyoming associated with the Eastern Shoshone and Bannock Tribes.
Boundaries
The lines that mark the edges of the reservation land.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 6:18 AM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes immediate action because other parties, including tribes and federal agencies, have stayed implementation of the related issue, suggesting the legislature should also pause.

Public statementFloor statement at 33:18 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker requests a favorable vote to allow further discussion of the ongoing issues regarding reservation boundaries within committee, despite recent stays on related decisions.

Public statementFloor statement at 33:58 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Introduced and Referred to H09 46-13-1-0-02014-02-14 · House46 yes 13 no
Yes
46
No
13
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 46

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52

No 13

Catherine R ConnollyH13David H BlevinsH25Dv.Eric BarlowR · H03James W ByrdH44John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Ken A EsquibelH41Lee FilerD · H12Mary A ThroneH11Stanley L BlakeH39W. Patrick P GogglesH33

Excused 1

Michael D GreearH27

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4House
  2. H No report prior to CoW CutoffHouse
  3. H Introduced and Referred to H09House
  4. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  5. Bill Number AssignedLSO