S. 1148 — Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act

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Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Yankton Sioux Tribe Development Trust Fund and the Santee Sioux Tribe Development Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) deposit specified amounts into each Fund; (2) invest such amounts and deposit resulting interest in the Funds; and (3) withdraw the aggregate amount of interest deposited into the Funds each fiscal year (beginning with the 11th fiscal year after this Act's enactment date) and transfer that amount to the Secretary of the Interior to use for making payments to the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe, as requested by each Tribe pursuant to tribal resolution, for carrying out projects and programs under each Tribe's Tribal Plan.

Directs the tribal council of each Tribe to prepare a Tribal Plan for using payments for carrying out projects and programs to promote: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; or (3) the educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the Tribe and its members. Provides for audits of Tribal Plans.

Prohibits any payment made to either Tribe pursuant to this Act from: (1) resulting in the reduction or denial of any service or program to which the Tribe or any member of the Tribe is otherwise entitled because of federally recognized status; (2) being subject to any Federal or State income tax; or (3) affecting Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin power rates.

Authorizes appropriations.

Extinguishes all monetary claims that the Tribes have or may have against the United States for loss of value or use of land resulting from the Fort Randall and Gavins Point projects of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program upon deposit of amounts into the Funds.

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H.R. 2671Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act
2000-07-17Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416.
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1999-05-27
Introduced in Senate
1999-05-27
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6292)
1999-05-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2000-05-17
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-566.
2000-06-22
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2000-08-25
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/26/2000 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 106-367.
2000-08-25
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/26/2000 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 106-367.
2000-08-25
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 744.

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act

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