II 98TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2061 To declare certain lands held by the Seneca Nation of Indians to be part of the Allegany Reservation in the State of New York. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 4 (legislative day, October 31), 1983 Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. D'AMATO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To declare certain lands held by the Seneca Nation of Indians to be part of the Allegany Reservation in the State of New York. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the lands described in subsection (b) are declared (1) to be part of the Allegany Reservation in the State of New York, and (2) to have the status of tribal lands for purposes of Federal law. (b) The lands referred to in subsection (a) are the lands held by the Seneca Nation of Indians and more particularly described as follows: (1) All that piece or parcel of land acquired by the Seneca Nation of Indians from the State of New York, Department of Transportation, pursuant to a deed dated September 2, 1981, situate in lots numbered 24, 25, 26, 28, and 29, township numbered 2, range numbered 7, in the town of Red House, county of Cattar augus, State of New York, and consisting of seven hundred and ninety-five acres, more or less. (2) All that piece or parcel of land acquired by the Seneca Nation of Indians from the State of New York, Department of Transportation, pursuant to a deed dated February 26, 1982, situate in lot numbered 14, township numbered 2, range numbered 8, town of Cold Spring, county of Cattaraugus, State of New York, and consisting of six acres, more or less. O II 98TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2177 To provide for the use and distribution of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in docket 18-S and the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in docket 18-U, before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 18 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 14), 1983 Mr. BOSCHWITZ (for himself and Mr. DURENBERGER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To provide for the use and distribution of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in docket 18-S and the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in docket 18-U, before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That, notwithstanding any other law, the funds appropriated 4 by the Act of March 7, 1978 (31 U.S.C. 724a, as amended), 5 in satisfaction of a judgment awarded to the Lake Superior 6 and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Indians in the State of 7 Minnesota in docket 18-S, and in satisfaction of a judgment 1 awarded to the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians in 2 the State of Minnesota in docket 18-U, of the Indian Claims 3 Commission, less attorney fees and litigation expenses, but 4 including all interest and investment income, shall be used 5 and distributed as provided in this Act. 6 SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 7 referred to as the "Secretary") shall divide docket 18-S 8 funds as follows 9 (a) two-thirds among the Lake Superior Band of 10 Chippewa Indians, and 11 12 13 (b) one-third among the Mississippi Band of Chippewa Indians. SEC. 2. The Secretary shall divide the funds referred to 14 in sections 1 and 4 on the basis of the population and reser15 vation community groups as reflected in the census and annu16 ity rolls for the period 1937-1941 and as specified in this 17 Act. 18 SEC. 3. (a) Of the funds referred to in section 1(a), the 19 respective shares of the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa 20 Indians enrolled in the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, by reser21 vation affiliation, are as follows 1 2 3 4 5 (3) Nett Lake Reservation, including Vermillion Lake and Deer Creek (Bois Forte Band), 704/16061; and (4) White Earth rvation, 148/16061. (b) of the funds referred to in section 1(b), the respective 6 shares of the Mississippi Band of Chippewa Indians enrolled 7 in the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, by reservation affiliation, 8 are as follows 9 10 11 12 (1) Mille Lacs Reservation, 569/16061; (2) White Earth Reservation, 6431/16061; and (3) Leech Lake Reservation, 624/16061. SEC. 4. The Secretary shall divide docket 18-U funds 13 among the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians enrolled 14 in the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, according to reservation 15 affiliation, as follows 16 17 18 19 20 and 21 (a) Fond du Lac Reservation, 1346/8437; (b) Grand Portage Reservation, 387/8437; (c) Nett Lake Reservation, including Vermillion Lake and Deer Creek (Bois Forte Band), 704/8437; 22 (d) White Earth Reservation, 148/8437. SEC. 5. Twenty per centum of the funds apportioned 23 under sections 3 and 4 shall be held in trust by the Secretary 24 for the benefit of the respective bands of the Minnesota Chip25 pewa Tribe and shall be administered or invested by the Sec S 2177 IS |