US Congress Senate Bill 617 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act - Amends the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act to increase the aggregate amount to be deposited into the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury to provide compensation to the Lower Brule Tribe of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River. Amends the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act of 1996 to increase the aggregate amount to be deposited into the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund by the Secretary to provide compensation to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota for such damage. States that this Act shall be considered to be full and final compensation to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe for damages caused by the construction of the Fort Randall Dam and the Big Bend Dam under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program.

Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act

Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]

Sen. John Thune [R-SD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-17		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

HB1562 (Related) 2009-03-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/617/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s617/BILLS-111s617is.pdf