Bill Text: VA HB1434 | 2024 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Mattaponi Indian Tribe; DOF to convey tracts of land in Sandy Point State Forest to the Tribe.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-02-21 - Continued to 2025 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) [HB1434 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB1434-Comm_Sub.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. That in accordance with and as evidence of General Assembly approval, the Department of Forestry (the Department) is hereby authorized to grant and convey tracts of land within Sandy Point State Forest in King William County south of and including Brooks Creek to the Mattaponi Indian Tribe (the Tribe). Such lands may be used to expand the Tribe's reservation in order to sustain the Tribe's culture and population by expanding hunting grounds, agricultural areas, and housing areas for the Tribe's members.
§2. That in accordance with and as evidence of General Assembly approval, the Department is hereby authorized to grant and convey tracts of land within Sandy Point State Forest in King William County north of Brooks Creek as the Department deems suitable. Prior to such conveyance, the Department may enter into discussions with the Tribe, localities, and relevant stakeholders to determine how such tracts of land may be used for the benefit of the public at large.
§3. The granting and conveying of the tracts of land may be made upon terms the Department deems proper, with the approval of the Secretary of Administration, and in a form approved by the Attorney General. The Department may seek the assistance of any other state or federal agency or conservation organization to effectuate the provisions of this act as it deems necessary.
