HR 4643 · 106th Congress · Native Americans

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act

Introduced 2000-06-13· Sponsored by Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 923.(2000-10-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act - Approves, ratifies, and confirms the Agreement of Compromise and Settlement Concerning Claims to the Lands of the United States Within and on the Perimeter of the Salton Sea Drainage Reservoir Held in Trust for the Torres-Martinez Indians, as modified (the Settlement Agreement). Establishes in the Treasury the following three settlement trust fund accounts: (1) Torres-Martinez Settlement Trust Fund Account; (2) Torres-Martinez Allottees Settlement Account I; and (3) Torres-Martinez Allottees Settlement Account II. Requires: (1) amounts held in the trust accounts be available to the Secretary for distribution to the Tribe and affected allottees; and (2) amounts paid to the Secretary for deposit into the accounts be allocated among and deposited in the accounts in the amounts determined by the tribal-allottee allocation provisions of the Settlement Agreement. Directs: (1) the Coachella Valley Water District and the Imperial Irrigation District to pay separate, specified amounts to the United States for the benefit of the Tribe and any affected allottees; and (2) the United States to pay a specified amount into such accou…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4643, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act

Aug 17, 2000

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 26, 2000.

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H.R. 4643, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act

Sep 28, 2000

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on September 27, 2000

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Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (18)

5 Democrats13 Republicans