HR 2578 · 96th Congress · Native Americans

Indian Resource Development Institutes Act

Introduced 1979-03-01· Sponsored by Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1979-03-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Indian Resource Development Institutes Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical, financial, and other assistance to States which have established Indian Resource Development Institutes as units of land grant colleges, universities, or other designated institutions. Requires that such Institutes provide: (1) research, educational, and service programs to effectively utilize natural resources and related industrial and business activities on Indian lands; and (2) educational and training programs to help Indians to efficiently utilize their natural resources. Requires a specified minimum one-to-four ratio of State matching funds to such Federal grants for such Institutes. Requires that at least 25 percent of all Federal and State moneys for any fiscal year for the purposes of such Institute shall be allocated and used for research.…

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