Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2009
Latest action · Dec 2, 2010 By Senator Dorgan from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-356.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 19, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Extinguishes all claims and all right, title, and interest in and to specified Indian and non-Indian land with respect to resolution of the disputes within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribes located in Idaho, resulting from the realignment of the Blackfoot River by the Corps of Engineers in 1964.
(Sec. 5) Requires the non-Indian land to be held in trust for the Tribes.
(Sec. 6) Transfers the Indian land to Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7 for conveyance to the non-Indians acquiring Indian land.
(Sec. 7) Establishes a tribal trust fund account from which amounts shall be distributed to the Tribes, which they may use for activities related to: (1) construction of a natural resources facility; (2) water resources needs; (3) economic development; (4) land acquisition; and (5) such other purposes they deem to be appropriate.
Establishes an allottee trust account into which amounts shall be deposited into individual Indian money accounts for the allottees.
(Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to pay to the Tribes and the non-Indian landowners such attorneys fees as are approved by them. Limits the total amount of such fees to be paid to 2% of the amounts distributed to the Tribes, allottees, and the non-Indian landowners.
(Sec. 12) Authorizes appropriations, of which, after the payment of attorneys fees: (1) 28% is for deposit into the tribal trust fund account; (2) 25% is for deposit into the allottee trust account; and (3) 47% is to be provided to Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7 for distribution to non-Indian landowners and for associated administrative expenses.
Prohibits funds received by the Tribes under this Act from being distributed to tribal members on a per capita basis.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 19, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Nov 19, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 19, 2009Hearings Apr 29, 2010Markup Jun 10, 2010Reported Dec 1, 2010 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2010By Senator Dorgan from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-356.
- Dec 1, 2010Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan with amendments. Without written report.
- Dec 1, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
- Jun 10, 2010Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Apr 29, 2010Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-631.
- Nov 19, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Nov 19, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 21, 2010S. 2802, Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affiars on June 10, 2010</p>
- Sep 21, 2010S. 2802, Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affiars on June 10, 2010
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-631 | S. 439, THE INDIAN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION ACT; S. 2802, THE BLACKFOOT RIVER LAND SETTLEMENT ACT OF 2009; AND S. 1264, THE PINE RIVER INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT ACT OF 200959 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Apr 29, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4613 | Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2010 | Related bill | Feb 4, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2010Reported to Senate
- Nov 19, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
