Recommending H.R. 9325: Disposition of Funds for Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes, 1970-08-03

Item — Box: LG 67, Folder: 16

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_16_0021

Staff Only

The Department of the Interior has withdrawn support for H.R. 5362 and now recommends the enactment of H.R. 9325 with amendments. Both bills deal with the distribution of funds awarded to the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes in a land claim case. Both tribes have passed resolutions supporting the division of the award as proposed in the bills. The Department recommends changes to H.R. 9325 to align with the tribes' plans for the use of the funds, including per capita distributions and approval processes by tribal governing bodies and the Secretary of the Interior. The Department also suggests amendments to sections of the bill related to tax exemptions.