Letter from Constituent about Disposition of Funds for Pueblo de Acoma Judgment, 1971-02-02

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 22

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_22_0013

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The text is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives in 1971, concerning the disposition of funds appropriated to pay a judgment in favor of the Pueblo de Acoma. The bill authorizes the funds to be used for purposes approved by the tribal governing body and the Secretary of the Interior, exempts the funds from income taxes, and allows the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations. The bill was later reported in the Senate with amendments and ultimately passed in the House of Representatives in 1972. The bill aims to authorize the distribution and use of a claims judgment recovered by the Acoma Pueblo, with specific guidelines for how the funds can be used.