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H.R. 3534 (107th)

Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act

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Introduced

19 December 2001

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632.

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Summary

Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act - Extinguishes all claims for the use of and damage to the Arkansas Riverbed in Oklahoma arising out of the construction and maintenance of the McClellan-Kerr Navigation Way on the Arkansas River, Oklahoma, and the claims asserted by the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations in the United States Court of Federal Claims against the United States, upon payment of specified funds. Extinguishes all claims of such Nations to the Disclaimed Drybed Lands, upon payment of specified funds. Sets forth retained rights in related lands, minerals, and waterways. Allocates claim settlement funds among such Nations, depositing them in specified trust fund accounts. Makes such funds available for the acquisition of land, as specified. Provides for such funds' investment and the payment of attorney's fees, subject to specified limitations.

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