Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act

Summary

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act This bill establishes the Spokane Tribe of Indians Recovery Trust Fund to compensate the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. The council must prepare a plan for the use of those payments to promote any combination of: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; or (3) educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the tribe and its members. The Bonneville Power Administration must make specified settlement payments to the tribe. Payments made to the council or tribe may be used or invested by the council in the same manner as other tribal governmental funds. Deposit of amounts in the fund extinguishes all monetary claims that the tribe may have against the United States to a fair share of the annual hydropower revenues generated by the Grand Coulee Dam.

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Timeline

1. 17 March 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 March 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 May 2016

   Reported

   Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

4. 16 November 2016

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 672.

   Source: Calendars

5. 16 November 2016

   Reported

   Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 114-377.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 November 2016

   Reported

   Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 114-377.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported to Senate · 16 November 2016 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 17 March 2016 · Official file

Documents

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 16 November 2016

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 16 November 2016

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• Reported to Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 16 November 2016

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2016

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2016

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 March 2016

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Sponsors

• Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
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