Per Capita Distribution of Funds for Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, 1971-03-17

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 21

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_21_0011

Staff Only

H.R. 6291 was introduced in the House of Representatives in 1971 to provide for the distribution of funds from Indian Claims Commission dockets in favor of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The bill authorizes a per capita distribution of the funds, exempts the payments from federal and state income taxes, and protects the interests of minors and incompetents. The Department recommends enacting the bill with amendments to distribute $950 per capita initially, with the remainder to be distributed later, and to recognize that funds have already been appropriated to satisfy one of the awards.