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On the recordDecember 9, 2015
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, line 13, strike ``landowners'' and insert ``federally recognized Indian tribes with jurisdiction over lands''. Page 7, lines 8 and 9, strike ``or deed or color of title''. Page 7, line 11, strike ``$1.25'' and insert ``fair market value''. Page 8, after line 7, insert the following (and redesignate the subsequent clauses accordingly): (i) the federally recognized Indian tribes holding reservation or allotment land on June 5, 1906, with the first right of refusal; Page 8, line 9, strike ``first'' and insert ``second''. Page 8, line 13, strike ``second'' and insert ``third''. Page 8, line 15, strike ``third'' and insert ``fourth''. Page 8, line 18, strike ``fourth'' and insert ``fifth'' Page 8, after line 22, insert the following (and redesignate the subsequent clauses accordingly): (i) the federally recognized Indian tribes holding reservation or allotment land on June 5, 1906, with the first right of refusal; Page 8, line 24, strike ``first'' and insert ``second''. Page 9, line 3, strike ``second'' and insert ``third''. Page 9, line 5, strike ``third'' and insert ``fourth''.…
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