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Az Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2004, United States 108th Congress Dec 2004

Az Water Rights Settlement Act Of 2004, United States 108th Congress

Native American Water Rights Settlement Project

Federal Legislation: San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement (negotiations assistance) Act of 2004, Title IV of AZ Water Settlement of 2004, PL 108-451, 118 Stat. 3478, 3573 (Dec. 10, 2004) Parties: San Carlos Apache Tribe & US. Certain provisions in Titles I-III relate to water for the Tribe if settlement is reached and other matters. This Act provides funding for the San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement negotiations. For three years, the DOI Secretary shall submit an annual report to Congress describing the status of efforts to negotiate an agreement covering the Gila River water rights with Tribe. …


Nez Perce Tribe - Snake River Water Rights Act Of 2004, United States 108th Congress Dec 2004

Nez Perce Tribe - Snake River Water Rights Act Of 2004, United States 108th Congress

Native American Water Rights Settlement Project

Federal Legislation: TITLE X--Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 PL 108-447, 118 Stat. 2809 (Dec. 8, 2004). Parties: Nez Perce Tribe, US, ID. The Agreement or "Mediator's Term Sheet" was entered in on April 20, 2004 and resolves the Nez Perce Tribe's water rights claimed in the Snake River Basin adjudication in Idaho.


Civil Regulatory Jurisdiction Over Fee Simple Tribal Lands: Why Congress Is Not Acting Trustworthy, Yvonne Mattson Jan 2004

Civil Regulatory Jurisdiction Over Fee Simple Tribal Lands: Why Congress Is Not Acting Trustworthy, Yvonne Mattson

Seattle University Law Review

Part II of this Comment provides a background on the trust relationship between the U.S. Congress and Indian tribes, while Part III provides an historical analysis of federal policy and attitudes surrounding tribal sovereignty. Part IV discusses State authority over Indian tribes, while Part V briefly discusses the various forms of tribal property and provides a summary of the importance of the power to zone. Part VI discusses jurisprudence on civil regulatory jurisdiction over Indian tribes, specifically, the way in which the two leading cases, United States v. Montana and Brendale v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation …