,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,bergman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,bay ,mills
 ,indian ,community of the ,state of    
,michigan to convey land and interests  
in land owned by the ,tribe4  #a4 ,land 
and interests of the ,bay ,mills ,indian
 ,community of ,michigan  7a7 ,in       
,general ,subject to subsections 7b7 and
 7c71 notwithstanding any other         
provision of law 7including             
regulations71 the ,bay ,mills ,indian   
,community of ,michigan 7including any  
agent or instrumentality of the ,tribe7 
7referred to in this section as the     
,tribe71 may transfer1 lease1 encumber1 
or otherwise convey1 without further    
authorization or approval1 all or any   
part of the ,tribe's interest in any    
real property that is not held in trust 
by the ,united ,states for the benefit  

of the ,tribe4  7b7 ,effect of section  
,nothing in this section is intended to 
authorize the ,tribe to transfer1 lease1
 encumber1 or otherwise convey1 any     
lands1 or any interest in any lands1    
that are held in trust by the ,united   
,states for the benefit of the ,tribe4  
7c7 ,liability ,the ,united ,states     
shall not be held liable to any party   
7including the ,tribe or any agent or   
instrumentality of the ,tribe7 for any  
term of1 or any loss resulting from the 
term of any transfer1 lease1            
encumbrance1 or conveyance of land made 
pursuant to this ,act unless the ,united
 ,states or an agent or instrumentality 
of the ,united ,states is a party to the
 transaction or the ,united ,states     
would be liable pursuant to any other   
provision of law4 ,this subsection shall
 not apply to land transferred or       
conveyed by the ,tribe to the ,united   
,states to be held in trust for the     
benefit of the ,tribe4