Markup : H.R. 12860, To Settle Indian Land Claims Within the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Indian Affairs and Public Lands

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Bill was favorably reported. Contains transcript of Subcom on Indian Affairs and Public Lands markup session on H.R. 12860, the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act, to implement a settlement ...

Bill was favorably reported.

Contains transcript of Subcom on Indian Affairs and Public Lands markup session on H.R. 12860, the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act, to implement a settlement agreement between the Narragansett Indian tribe, Rhode Island, and private landowners regarding tribe's claims to lands within Charlestown, R.I. Includes provisions to establish a Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Fund to be used by Department of Interior to purchase private lands for the tribe.

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