{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-2088","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 2088","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-03-19","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-11-02","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h347","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act","result":"Passed","yea":407,"nay":16,"present":0,"not_voting":8,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll347.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-115.","date":"2021-11-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-11-02","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs."},{"k":"p","t":"The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) maintains its right to carry out river control and development on these lands, including temporarily and intermittently flooding certain lands. The bill specifies the structures that may be constructed with the TVA's written consent on certain lands subject to flooding. Additionally, the TVA must be compensated for lost hydropower capacity from future development of these lands."},{"k":"p","t":"Further, the bill specifies that the United States is not liable for loss or damage resulting from certain activities, such as the permanent flooding of adjacent lands."},{"k":"p","t":"In addition, the bill outlines the TVA's continuing responsibilities, including those related to environmental remediation."},{"k":"p","t":"Finally, the bill prohibits gaming on these lands."}],"words":167},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Declares specified Federal lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, to be held in trust by the United States for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, subject to Tennessee Valley Authority use rights and conditions.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#H5C9B6F870AE04392A2CD92455DABC7A9"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#HEEEA69E03B1945A4B89C309C148EB488"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#HC2989765EE2A41B6BB2B220A8CD4ADF8"}]},"core_areas":["Federal land held in trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Monroe County, Tennessee","Tennessee Valley Authority flooding, access and river control rights on the trust lands","Permitted uses of the trust lands","Gaming prohibition on the trust lands"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Declares approximately 46.0 acres, 11.9 acres and 18.2 acres of Tennessee Valley Authority land at or above the 820-foot contour elevation on Tellico Reservoir to be held in trust by the United States for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#H5C9B6F870AE04392A2CD92455DABC7A9"}},{"text":"Declares permanent easements on approximately 8.5 acres and 11.4 acres of Federal land below the 820-foot contour elevation on Tellico Reservoir to be held in trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#HEEEA69E03B1945A4B89C309C148EB488"}},{"text":"Directs that the trust lands be used principally for memorializing and interpreting Indian history and culture and for recreation, including the Sequoyah museum, the Chota and Tanasi memorials, and the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, with the support property used for classrooms, offices and related space.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#H776FD0FA52624057B62BF4DB22543DCD"}},{"text":"Allows the Tennessee Valley Authority to temporarily and intermittently flood trust lands below the 824-foot contour elevation, and requires its written consent before the Tribe builds water use facilities and certain nonhabitable structures near the reservoir.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#HC2989765EE2A41B6BB2B220A8CD4ADF8"}},{"text":"Requires the Tennessee Valley Authority to keep responsibility for environmental remediation and to assess and give notice about hazardous substances on the lands before they are taken into trust.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#HC2989765EE2A41B6BB2B220A8CD4ADF8"}},{"text":"Prohibits class II and class III gaming, as defined in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, on the lands taken into trust under the Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#H03A9B58182204486A0F2E055A5752A9F"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 8","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh#H55E96A32E9C1412BAAE6589E470D5C4F"},"heading":"Determination of budgetary effects","effect":"Sets how the budgetary effects of this Act are determined under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, by reference to a statement printed in the Congressional Record by the House Budget Committee Chairman.","amount":null,"quote":"The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-11-02","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-2088.png","v":"0aa481db03cd","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2088, 117th Congress: Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act. House: 407 Yea, 16 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 2 Nov 2021."}}