HR 2664 · 106th Congress · Native Americans

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act

Introduced 1999-07-30· Sponsored by Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.(1999-07-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Spokane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund Account. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to deposit into the Account a sum equal to 39.4 percent of the lump sum paid to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, pursuant to the Confederated Tribes Act, adjusted for inflation, as payment and satisfaction of the Spokane Tribe's claim for use of its lands for generation of hydropower from 1940 through November 2, 1994, the enactment date of such Act. Requires the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, on September 30 of the next six fiscal years, to pay into the Fund deposits equal to 20 percent of 39.4 of the sum authorized to be paid to the Confederated Tribes through the end of the fiscal year during which this Act is enacted, adjusted for inflation, to maintain the purchasing power the Spokane Tribe would have had if annual payments had been made to it on the date annual payments commenced and were subsequently made to the Confederated Tribes under such Act. Requires, on September 1 of each fiscal year, ann…

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1 Democrat