2010, ISBN: 9781234484934

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 40 pages. Original publisher: Washington: U. S. G. P. O. , 2010. LC Number: KF25 . E2 2009n OCLC Number: (OCoLC… Plus…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 40 pages. Original publisher: Washington: U. S. G. P. O. , 2010. LC Number: KF25 . E2 2009n OCLC Number: (OCoLC)613333786 Subject: Predatory lending -- United States. Excerpt: . . . 11 belong to Acoma in the first place. NZ believes that its rights have been unduly en-cumbered; while Acoma believes that its rights have been trampled upon. Both par-ties have come together to support a win-win solution H. R. 1913. This solution, of necessity, involves the party originally responsible for the loss of Acoma land - the Federal government. IV. BENEFITS OF H. R. 1913. H. R. 1913 will address, through a voluntary land exchange, a number of issues, including: Protection of Acoma sacred sites. By unifying the surface and sub-surface estate at Acoma, the threat that Acoma sacred sites could be disturbed or destroyed by mineral exploration and extraction activity would be eliminated. The threat also to certain sacred viewscapes , especially from Acoma Sky City, and to cer-tain pilgrimage routes, would also be removed. Essentially, in a manner con-sistent with the Federal trust responsibility, Acomas sovereignty within the boundaries of the Acoma Reservation would be more fully recognized and strengthened. Righting of an historic wrong through the restoration of resources properly be-longing to Acoma. The consolidation of Acomas surface and subsurface estate would correct the historic injustice of the loss of these lands that had belonged to Acoma for at least a thousand years before their taking by the United States. Passage of H. R. 1913 would be an example of the Congress living up to the Fed-eral trust responsibility in the best possible way. Protection of the interests of the private holder of the subsurface. NZ has ex-pressed its belief that, through Federal action, it has essentially lost the value of these land holdings, thus raising the issue of a Fifth Amendment taking. H. R. 1913 would protect the economic interests of NZ in accessing the value of the land granted it b. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<