[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1530 Referred in House (RFH)]
2d Session
S. 1530
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Resources
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AN ACT
To provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes
of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects
along the Missouri River.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Parity Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program (authorized
by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as
the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'') (58 Stat. 891)), was
approved to promote the general economic development of the
United States;
(2) the Fort Randall and Big Bend dam and reservoir
projects in South Dakota--
(A) are major components of the Pick-Sloan Missouri
River Basin Program; and
(B) contribute to the national economy;
(3) the Fort Randall and Big Bend projects inundated the
fertile bottom land of the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux
Tribes, which greatly damaged the economy and cultural
resources of the Tribes;
(4) Congress has provided compensation to several Indian
tribes, including the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes,
that border the Missouri River and suffered injury as a result
of 1 or more Pick-Sloan Projects;
(5) the compensation provided to those Indian tribes has
not been consistent;
(6) Missouri River Indian tribes that suffered injury as a
result of 1 or more Pick-Sloan Projects should be adequately
compensated for those injuries, and that compensation should be
consistent among the Tribes; and
(7) the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and the Crow Creek Sioux
Tribe, based on methodology determined appropriate by the
General Accounting Office, are entitled to receive additional
compensation for injuries described in paragraph (6), so as to
provide parity among compensation received by all Missouri
River Indian tribes.
SEC. 3. LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE.
Section 4(b) of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure
Development Trust Fund Act (Public Law 105-132; 111 Stat. 2565) is
amended by striking ``$39,300,000'' and inserting ``$186,822,140''.
SEC. 4. CROW CREEK SIOUX TRIBE.
Section 4(b) of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure
Development Trust Fund Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104-223; 110 Stat. 3027) is amended by striking ``$27,500,000'' and
inserting ``$105,917,853''.
Passed the Senate November 19, 2004.
Attest:
EMILY J. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.