AN ACT CONCERNING AN APPLICATION BY A TRIBE TO CONVERT A PARCEL OF FEE INTEREST LAND TO FEDERAL TRUST STATUS.

SB 1018 removes a requirement that the state must oppose tribal applications to convert fee interest land (land owned outright by a tribe) to federal trust status. This bill directly affects Native American tribes seeking to change the legal ownership of specific parcels to federal trust status, where the federal government holds the land for the tribe's benefit. The key provision eliminates section 31-57e of the general statutes, which previously mandated the Attorney General to oppose such applications. The change streamlines the process by removing the state's automatic opposition, allowing tribes to pursue federal trust status without state intervention.