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Bill proposes compensation for tribe

| Tuesday, July 11, 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives Water and Power Subcommittee is scheduled to discuss a bill regarding the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe at a legislative hearing on Wednesday morning.

Up for discussion is HR3558, a bill that would entitle tribal members from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to be compensated from flooding caused by the Oahe Dam and Reservoir.

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The flooding caused damage to about 8 percent of Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in northeastern South Dakota.

The bill was introduced by Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D-S.D., in July 2005. It would amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, a bill passed in 1998 that helped offer restitution to the tribe. However, Congress found that the compensation paid was inadequate.

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