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    "ocrText": "FOIA Number: 2006-0197-F\nFOIA\nMARKER\nThis is not a textual record. This is used as an\nadministrative marker by the William J. Clinton\nPresidential Library Staff.\nCollection/Record Group:\nClinton Presidential Records\nSubgroup/Office of Origin:\nCounsel Office\nSeries/Staff Member:\nMary Smith\nSubseries:\nOA/ID Number:\n20859\nFolderID:\nFolder Title:\nINDIAN OMNIBUS BILL\nStack:\nRow:\nSection:\nShelf:\nPosition:\nV\n11\n4\n1\n1\nCameron N. Cohen\n12/12/2000 04:36:43 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nSubject: FW: components of HR5528...FYI\nForwarded by Cameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP on 12/12/2000 04:35 PM\n\"Teehee, Kimberly\" <[email protected]>\n12/12/2000 04:11:58 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nCameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP\nCC:\nSubject: FW: components of HR5528...FYI\n>\ntitle 1 - salt river: HR 2820\n>\ntitle 2 - nati haw housing: s225\n>\ntitle 3 - coushatta: HR 5398\n>\ntitle 4 - wakpa sica: hr5528 --s.1658\n>\ntitle 5 - zuni: hr4725\n>\ntitle 6 - torres: hr4643\n>\ntitle 7 - shawnee: s3019--h.r. 5207\n>\ntitle 8 - technicals: s3031\n>\nmississippi choctaws\n>\nfive civilzed tribes sect. 81 correction\n>\nred lake band of chippewa indians\n>\nindian child protection\n>\nmorris udall scholarhip foundation\n>\nS. 838--wellstone bill\n>\nmiller's language on indian land transfer\n>\nsante fe schools\n>\ntitle 9 - california indian land transfer: s1840\n>\ntitle 10 - nahasda - s400--h.r. 1776/1542\n>\ntitle 11 - 477 amendments: s1509\nV\ntitle 12 - navajo leasing: s2665\nV\ntitle 13 - american indian education foundation: H.R. 3080\n>\ntitle 14 - graton rancheria: HR 946\n>\ntitle 15 - chugach: HR 2547\nFrom:\nAnna M. Briatico on 12/12/2000 04:23:24 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nSubject: H.R. 5528 as passed the Senate\nI just got this in from Interior -- I haven't checked it yet.\nForwarded by Anna M. Briatico/OMB/EOP on 12/12/2000 04:24 PM\[email protected]\n12/12/2000 04:21:03 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nAnna M. Briatico/OMB/EOP, Crystal J. Roach/OMB/EOP, Gary Ceccucci/OMB/EOP,\[email protected]\nCC:\nSubject: H.R. 5528 as passed the Senate\n(Embedded\nimage moved (Embedded image moved to file: pic06334.pcx)\nto file:\npic18467.pcx)\nHi!\nJust completed my task on the bill. I have inserted the language as\nprovided in Senate Concurrent Resolution 161 in the bill and bolded the\ntext. This way you can be sure that it is the Senate version and not the\nHouse. I put it in Wordperfect format for ease of review and searching.\nThe list of what is in the bill is attached as a separate file, just in\ncase you need a reference.\nJackie(See attached file: hr5528es12.11.wpd)about 97 pages (See attached\nfile: Omnibus list.wpd)\n- pic18467.pcx\n- pic06334.pcx\n- hr5528es12.11.wpd\n- Omnibus list.wpd\nH. R. 5528, the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act H.R. 5528, was introduced as the\ncompanion measure to Senator Tom Daschle's S. 1658, a bill to authorize the construction of a\nWakpa Sica Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre, South Dakota. The measure was passed by the\nHouse, amended, under suspension on October 28. We now await Senate action on the bill\nwhich includes the following provisions:\nTITLE I - SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY\nIRRIGATION WORKS (H.R. 2820 - Representative J.D. Hayworth, R-AZ; passed the\nHouse under suspension on October 3, 2000) Grants the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian\nCommunity full operating authority over the irrigation works within the Community and\ndirects the Secretary of the Interior to take action to ensure and facilitate the Community\nhaving such authority.\nTITLE II - NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE (S. 225 - Senator Daniel\nInouye, D-HI; passed the Senate on November 4, 1999) Amends the Native American\nHousing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to add a new Title VIII which\ndirects the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make block grants to carry\nout affordable housing activities for Native Hawaiian families on or near Hawaiian Home\nLands.\nTITLE III - COUSHATTA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA LAND TRANSACTIONS\n(H.R. 5398 - Representative Christopher John, R-LA; passed the House under suspension\non October 17, 2000) To provide that land which is owned by the Coushatta Tribe of\nLouisiana but which is not held in trust by the United States may be leased or transferred\nby the Tribe without further approval by the United States.\nTITLE IV - WAKPA SICA RECONCILIATION PLACE (H.R. 5528 -\nRepresentative Thune, R-SD, amended version of Senator Daschle's S. 1658; The\nAdministration has not taken a position on this bill) Directs the Secretary of Housing and\nUrban Development in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior to establish a\nReconciliation Place in Fort Pierre, South Dakota.\nTITLE V - EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS BY THE ZUNI INDIAN TRIBE (H.R.\n4725 - Representative Joe Skeen, R-NM; Reported out of House Resources on July 26,\n2000) Amends Section 3 of the Zuni Land Conservation Act of 1990 to provide the Tribe\nauthority to use funds provided under that Act without the approval of the Secretary.\nTitle II provides for the establishment of the Native Nations Institute for Leadership,\nManagement, and Policy.\nTITLE VI - TORRES-MARTINEZ DESERT CAHUILLA INDIANS CLAIMS\nSETTLEMENT (H.R. 4643 - Representative Mary Bono, R-CA; Reported out of the\nSenate Committee on Indian Affairs, September 27, 2000) Provides for the settlement\nof issues and claims related to the loss of approximately 14,000 acres of trust lands by the\nTorres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.\nTITLE VII - SHAWNEE TRIBE STATUS - (H.R.5207 - Representative Tom Coburn,\nR-OK; no previous action has been taken on this bill) Reaffirms the Federal recognition\nof the Tribe and the trust relationship between the Tribe and the United States.\nTITLE VIII - TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS - (S. 3031 - Senator Ben Nighthorse\nCampbell, R-CO; Reported out of Senate Indian Affairs Committee on September 27,\n2000)\nSubtitle A - Miscellaneous Technical Provisions\nSec. 811. Technical correction to an Act affecting the status of Mississippi\nChoctaw Lands and adding such lands to the Choctaw Reservation.\nSec. 812. Technical corrections concerning the Five Civilized Tribes of\nOklahoma.\nSec. 813. Waiver of repayment of expert assistance loans to the Red Lake Band\nof Chippewa Indians and the Minnesota Chippewa Tribes.\nSec. 814. Technical amendments to the Indian Child Protection and Family\nViolence Protection Act.\nSec. 815. Technical amendment to extend the authorization period under the\nIndian Health Care Improvement Act.\nSec. 816. Technical amendment to extend the authorization period under the\nIndian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986.\nSec. 817. Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental\nPolicy Foundation.\nSec. 818. Technical amendment regarding the treatment of certain income for\npurposes of Federal assistance.\nSec. 819. Land to be taken into trust for the Lytton Rancheria of California.\nSubtitle B. Santa Fe Indian School - Provides for land to be taken into trust for the 19\nPueblos of New Mexico.\nTITLE IX - CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAND TRANSFER (S. 1840 - Senator Barbara\nBoxer, D-CA; S. Report 106-449 was filed by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on\nOctober 2, 2000) To authorize the Bureau of Land Management to transfer over 3,500\nacres of public lands to eight tribes in California for non-gaming economic development\nand housing.\nTITLE X - NATIVE AMERICAN HOMEOWNERSHIP (S. 400 - Senator Ben\nNighthorse Campbell, R-CO; passed Senate by unanimous consent on February 28, 2000)\nTo amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996\nto improve the delivery of housing assistance to Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes\nthe right of tribal self-governance.\nTITLE XI - INDIAN EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND RELATED SERVICES\n(S. 1509 - Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-CO. To amend the Indian Employment,\nTraining, and Related Services Act of 1992 to emphasize the need for job creation on\nIndian reservations and to demonstrate how Indian tribal governments can integrate the\nemployment, training, and related services they provide in order to improve the\neffectiveness of those services, and reduce joblessness on Indian reservations. The bill\npassed the House with objectionable amendments on October 23, 2000 (it had passed the\nSenate on May 18, 2000). The version in this bill does not contain the objectionable\nHouse-passed amendments.)\nTITLE XII - NAVAJO NATION TRUST LAND LEASING (S. 2665 - Senator John\nKyl, R-AZ) To establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease trust\nlands without having to obtain the approval of the Secretary of the Interior of individual\nleases, except leases for exploration, development, or extraction of any mineral resources.\nS. 2665 was reported out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, September 27,\n2000.\nTITLE XIII - AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION - (S. 1290 -\nSenator Daniel Inouye, D-HI; passed the Senate on November 4, 1999) To amend Title\n36 of the United States Code to establish an American Indian Education Foundation to\nencourage gifts of real and personal property and income for the support of the mission of\nthe Bureau of Indian Affairs' Office if Indian Education Programs, as well as to benefit\nAmerican Indian and Alaska Native children enrolled in elementary and secondary\nschools.\nTITLE XIV - GRATON RANCHERIA RESTORATION (H. R. 946 - Representative\nLynn Woolsey, D-CA; passed House under suspension on June 19, 2000) Restores\nFederal recognition and services to the Graton Rancheria of California.\nTITLE XV - CEMETERY SITES AND HISTORICAL PLACES (Chugach Bill) -\npart of (HR 2547 - Representative Don Young, R-AK; this language is an amended\nversion of Title II of HR 2547, which was reported out of House Resources on November\n5, 1999. That bill had a joint veto threat from the Departments of Interior and\nAgriculture.) To provide for the conveyance of lands interests to Chugach Alaska\nCorporation to fulfill the intent, purpose, and promise of the Alaska Native Claims\nSettlement Act.\nStephen N. Boyd\n12/27/2000 07:36:59 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nSubject: more on HR 5528 -- Some California news stories\nForwarded by Stephen N. Boyd/WHO/EOP on 12/27/2000 07:36 PM\nTony Cohen <[email protected]>\n12/27/2000 07:28:57 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nStephen N. Boyd/WHO/EOP\nCC:\nSubject: HR 5528 -- Some California news stories\nAs we discussed, here are some of the news stories that have run regarding\nthe Lytton Band of Pomo Indians' portion of the bill (section 819).\nPlease let me know if you need anything else.\nThanks for sending the press release to me.\nTony Cohen\nP.O. Box 1494\nSanta Rosa, CA 95402\n(707) 523-1181\nfax: (707) 546-1360\ncell: 707 484-1856\n- att1.htm\nDate: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 08:00:03 -0800\nFrom: <[email protected]>\nSubject: Bay Area Indians on verge of casino\nTo: <[email protected]>\nMessage-id: <[email protected]>\nX-UIDL: 3925\nMIME-version: 1.0\nX-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400\nX-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0)\nContent-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1\nContent-transfer-encoding: 7BIT\nImportance: Normal\nX-Priority: 3 (Normal)\nX-MSMail-priority: Normal\nFrom: Doug Elmets\nSubject: Bay Area Indians on verge of casino\nEmail a Friend brought to you by BayArea.com and SiliconValley.com\nSun Dec 24 11:00:03 2000\nAttached is the San Jose Mercury article from Sunday. The Los Angeles\nTimes piece has not appeared yet.\nPublished Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, in the San Jose Mercury News\nBY SANDRA GONZALES\nMercury News\nWith the stroke of President Clinton's pen, a San Pablo card club could\nsoon become Northern California's first full-fledged Las Vegas-style casino\nin a major urban area -- only a freeway away from San Jose, Oakland and San\nFrancisco.\nThe bill awaiting Clinton's approval would smooth the way for the\nlandless Lytton Band of Pomo Indians to acquire the 10-acre Casino San Pablo\nand transform it into a lavish gaming center complete with slot machines.\nClinton could sign the bill early this week.\nThough an American Indian-owned casino would be a revenue bonanza for\nthe tiny city, pumping millions of dollars into this primarily low-income,\nblue-collar Contra Costa County community, opponents of gambling fear that\nthe bill would set a federal legal precedent that would prompt similar\ntribes to seek the same opportunity.\n''It's the beginnings of a gambling arms race,\" said Cheryl Schmit,\nco-director for Stand Up For California, a group opposed to gambling\nexpansion.\nAt the same time, card clubs, racetracks and other gambling operations\nsay the casino could drastically hurt their businesses, and possibly force\nthem to scramble to find other ways to compete -- a worry echoed by gambling\nwatchdog groups.\n`Anything that doesn't give us parity drastically hurts us\neconomically,\" said Jackie Rose, a spokeswoman for the Bay 101 card club in\nSan Jose. ``Because the Indians are sovereign, we're going to have a hard\ntime competing.\"\nWhen voter initiatives were first introduced to allow Indian casinos,\ngambling opponents voiced concerns that new reservations could be designated\nnear major cities, as additional Indian groups seek federal recognition as\ntribes.\nAt least 40 such petitions have been filed in California, and opponents\nfear the San Pablo enterprise would open the door for casinos in other\ndensely populated areas of the state. The Moroccan-style card palace is\nlocated off busy Interstate 80 north of Berkeley.\nHowever, before the Lytton tribe can add 1,000 to 2,000 slot machines,\nblackjack and other casino card games, it must clear hurdles including\nobtaining a compact from Gov. Gray Davis, who had told the Santa Rosa-based\ntribe he would not approve a compact because the tribe didn't own land.\nIf the president signs the bill and the compact request comes before\nthe governor, the administration will certainly take a look at it,\" said\nHilary McLean, a spokeswoman for the governor. \"But the governor's general\npoint of view is he's not a big fan of gaming, and has said numerous times\nhe doesn't want to see a big expansion in California, particularly in urban\nareas.\"\nNonetheless, tribe representatives are optimistic about its chances of\nobtaining a compact, citing the scope of local support and the extent of its\nagreement with the city of San Pablo.\nSan Pablo officials said the Lytton tribe will pay the city $1.5\nmillion in fees for police and other services in addition to a percentage of\nthe gross receipts, estimated at $3.5 million or more. The city's annual\nbudget is about $7.7 million. The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians, which runs\nthe Cache Creek Indian Casino in Yolo County, would manage the Casino San\nPablo for the Lytton tribe.\n\"We believe it would be financially good for the tribe and the city,\"\nsaid Acting City Manager Ronald Kiedrowski.\nTribe retains its identity\nMost California tribes are based in rural areas and have generally had a\ndifficult time gaining federal approval to acquire new land for gambling\noperations, usually because of local opposition.\nThe Lyttons were among a number of California tribes that were\nessentially dissolved in the 1950s under a controversial federal policy\naimed at encouraging Indians to assimilate with mainstream society. The\ngovernment eliminated their Sonoma County reservation in 1958, scattering\nmembers of the tribe for several decades. But members reorganized and sued\nfor recognition, which was granted in 1991, entitling the Lyttons to buy\nproperty.\nFor several years, the Lytton tribe has sought to place the land in\ntrust, petitioning the Department of Interior for permission to acquire the\ncardroom, an uncertain and lengthy process. If approved, a provision in the\nbill -- known as the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act -- substitutes that\nprocess by directly granting the tribe sovereign rights over the property,\nputting it in a legal position to enter a compact.\n\"This would greatly accelerate a process that could have gone on for\nyears,\" said Tony Cohen, an attorney for the tribe.\nThe bill was sponsored by Rep. George Miller, D-Concord. ``Mr. Miller\nfelt because they are a landless tribe they have a right to seek it in\ntrust, and the only reason this was successful was because of the agreement\nand support the local cities offered to this proposal,\" said Danny Weiss,\nMiller's chief of staff.\nSelf-sufficiency dream\nA statement released by the Lytton tribe's chairwoman Margie Mejia\nsaid it would allow the tribe to pursue its dream of self-sufficiency for\nits approximately 200 tribal members.\nBut gambling opponents say it sets a dangerous precedent that will push\ntribes to seek federal statutes to promote more gaming casinos in\nCalifornia.\nThrough an act of Congress, they circumvent the sovereignty of the\nstate and any opposition of the attorney general and governor,\" Schmit\nsaid. \"This crystallizes the vagueness in the tribal state compact, and it\ndemonstrates the lack of protections for the rights of non-Indian\ncitizens.\"\nIn addition to the Lytton tribe's 10-acre site, another section of the\nbill would place more than 3,500 acres of federal land into trust in\nCalifornia, allowing the specific tribes to use the land for tribal purposes\nother than gaming.\nMeanwhile, gambling opponents and representatives of other gambling\nindustries say the proposed Indian casino in San Pablo would cut into their\nown revenue.\n\"When full-scale casinos -- in particular, slot machines -- open up in\nclose proximity to racetracks, racetracks are generally the losers,\" said\nNorm Towne, president of the California Association of Thoroughbred\nRacetracks.\nTowne said the racetrack industry has not fared well late this year,\nbut that it was too early to tell whether it was directly affected by new\nIndian casinos in California, which were allowed with the passage of\nProposition 1A in March.\nWe may have to try and do some of the same things,\" Towne said,\nacknowledging that it would be immensely difficult to get any sort of state\napproval to do the same things.\n'Capitulating' to Indians\nHaig Kelegian, president of the California Gaming Association, expressed\nsimilar concerns.\n``If this occurs, it's nothing more but capitulating to the Indians and\ngiving them tax-free multimillion dollars,\" said Kelegian, who is also\npartner of Bicycle Casino in Oceanside. He said he anticipates that the\nassociation will urge the governor not to sign the compact. Otherwise, it\nwill lobby to get equal rights to do the same type of business. ``If they\ncould have slot machines, we should have slot machines,\" he said.\nBut the attorney for the Lytton tribe scoffed at suggestions that it\nwould unleash gambling expansions.\n``| don't see any indication that California supports gambling, but I\ndo see them supporting Indian rights and their rights to use gaming as a\nmeans to catch up with the rest of society,\" Cohen said.\nAs for critics' concerns that it would open the floodgates for more\nIndian casinos in major urban areas, a representative of the Indian gaming\nrepresentatives dismissed that idea.\n\"I think the tribes should be afforded every right to reclaim their\nancestral land, whether it's in an urban or rural setting,\" said Jacob\nCoin, executive director of the California Nations Indian Gaming\nAssociation. \"But I'm not convinced that every tribe who seeks to acquire\nancestral land in an urban area is interested in setting up a casino.\"\nContact Sandra Gonzales at [email protected] or (510) 839-5321.\nAddress of original story:\nhttp://www0.mercurycenter.com/premium/local/docs/sanpablo24a.htm\nPromotion\nKiplinger TaxCut is the fastest and easiest way to prepare your taxes!\nDon't worry about complicated\nchanges in the new tax law. From Roth IRA's to the new child credit, TaxCut\nhas all the changes built in,\nhelping you take advantage of every deduction to which you're entitled.\nPlus, you can get your refund\nfaster with electronic filing! Buy it today in Mercury Center's software\nstore at:\nhttp://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry17c?CID=13008&SID=6505&SP=100\n07&PN=5&PID=154255\nYou are receiving this email because a friend of yours thought this article\nmight be of interest to you.\nDate: Mon, 25 Dec 2000 10:01:22 -0800\nFrom: <[email protected]>\nSubject: Los Angeles Times article\nTo: <[email protected]>\nCc: <[email protected]>\nMessage-id: <[email protected]>\nX-UIDL: 3940\nMIME-version: 1.0\nX-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400\nX-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 115\nContent-type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1252\nContent-transfer-encoding: 7BIT\nImportance: Normal\nX-Priority: 3 (Normal)\nX-MSMail-priority: Normal\nThis is a decent article.\nMonday, December 25, 2000\nGov. Davis Faces Push for Indian Casinos in Urban Areas\nGambling: How he handles two proposals in the Bay Area may foreshadow the\nfuture of Las Vegas-style gaming in cities.\nBy JULIE TAMAKI, Times Staff Writer\nSACRAMENTO--A push by Indian gambling proponents to open casinos in\nurban\nareas of California could present a sticky political situation for Gov. Gray\nDavis.\nHe negotiated a landmark agreement with the state's Indian tribes a\nlittle more than a year ago, granting them exclusive rights to operate\nNevada-style casinos in California on their reservations.\nAt the same time, the governor has maintained that he does not want to\nsee a major expansion of gambling in the state, particularly in urban areas.\nNow, a landless band of Indians wants permission to buy property in the\nSan Francisco Bay Area that already has a card club on it so the tribe can\ninstall slot machines.\nPresident Clinton has until Wednesday to sign federal legislation\nordering the secretary of the Interior to receive a deed for the land\nbeneath\nthe card club, located in the city of San Pablo, and hold it in trust for\nthe\nLytton Band of Pomo Indians.\nIf Clinton signs the legislation, the Lyttons' next move would be to\nseek a state gambling compact, a necessary step for the tribe to operate a\nNevada-style house.\n\"If the request comes before him it will be evaluated and reviewed, and\na decision about compacting will have to be made,\" said Davis spokeswoman\nHilary McLean.\nHow Davis handles the situation could foreshadow the fate of future\nproposals to open casinos in metropolitan areas.\nLast week, Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown announced that he has been talking\nwith the Muwekma Ohlone Indians about opening a gambling facility on a\n27-acre site on the former Oakland Army base at the foot of the Bay Bridge.\nBrown has also held extensive talks with architect Frank Gehry about\ndesigning the project, which would include a hotel and cultural center.\n\"This is a very big longshot with many, many hurdles that will have to\nbe overcome,\" Oakland City Manager Robert C. Bobb said of Brown's concept.\nFormer Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy, who opposes expanding gambling on tribal\nland, described both proposals as a \"predictable consequence\" of the passage\nof Proposition 1A. The March ballot initiative granted California tribes the\nexclusive rights to offer Nevada-style slot machines and banked card games,\nratifying compacts that Davis had signed with dozens of tribes.\n\"When you have the Lytton band trying to establish a casino in San\nPablo, which is very likely, and you have an otherwise sensible Mayor Jerry\nBrown\nsuggesting a hotel, gambling center, you know that there will be\nmajor gambling centers in the urban areas of California,\" McCarthy said.\n\"Everybody is looking at getting revenues while totally ignoring any\nresponsibility for the destructive consequences.\"\nThe Lyttons' plans call for 1,000 to 2,000 slot machines to be\ninstalled\nin Casino San Pablo, which is on a 10-acre plot near Interstate 80 within 10\nmiles of Oakland.\nTony Cohen, a Santa Rosa attorney representing the Lyttons, described\nthe tribe's proposal as a win-win situation, noting that it is supported by\norganized labor and San Pablo officials, among others.\nInterim City Manager Ronald Kiedrowski said San Pablo has already\nreached an agreement with the Lyttons to provide municipal services to the\ntribe's project for an annual fee of $1.5 million.\nTransforming the card club into a Nevada-style casino is expected to\nbolster tax revenues generated at the facility from $1.8 million per year to\nat least $5 million, which includes the $1.5-million service fee.\nBy agreeing to assume the collective bargaining agreement currently in\nplace for card club employees, the Lyttons also garnered the support of the\nHotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union.\nThe union, in turn, was key in rallying support in Washington for the\namendment to the federal legislation that pertains to Casino San Pablo,\naccording to Jack Gribbon, the union's California political director.\nFinally, the Lyttons turned a potential opponent into an ally by\narranging to have the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians, which operates the\nCache\nCreek casino in nearby Yolo County, to manage Casino San Pablo.\n\"My hope is that we've done our homework,\" said Margie Mejia,\nchairwoman\nof the Lytton band's roughly 200 members. \"The tribe has really tried to be\nconsiderate of every point and address it in an acceptable manner.\"\nMejia said most of her band's members are scattered around the Santa\nRosa area. Money generated from the casino would be used to purchase land in\nSonoma County to build homes for tribe members, only about 30% of whom are\nemployed, according to Mejia.\n\"It is our dream to have our members all come back to the reservation,\"\nMejia said.\nThe Lyttons are one of more than a dozen government-recognized tribes\nin\nCalifornia that have no reservation.\nOne of the reasons Brown's proposal for an Oakland facility is\nconsidered a longshot is that the Muwekma Ohlone Indians are still trying to\ngain federal recognition.\nBobb, the Oakland city manager, said the city is working with the\nMuwekmas toward achieving the tribe's goal of recognition. But even if that\ngoal is met, the cumbersome federal process for allowing tribes to acquire\nnew reservation land will have to be dealt with.\nThe 27 acres on the Oakland Army base are scheduled to be transferred\nto\ncity ownership within two years.\n\"One of the proposals is to develop a gaming facility with the hotel,\"\nBobb said. \"The concept would be similar to the most recent hotels in Las\nVegas\nit would be very spectacular.\"\nCopyright 2000 Los Angeles Times\nDocument No.\nWHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM\nDate: 12/22/00\nACTION / CONCURRENCE / COMMENT DUE BY: ASAP\nSubject: HR5526-Signing Act\" Statement-\" Omnibus Indian Advancement\nACTION\nFYI\nACTION\nFYI\nVICE PRESIDENT\nSIEWERT\nPODESTA\nMARSHALL\nECHAVESTE\nMOORE\nRICCHETTI\nNASH\nLEW\nNOLAN\nBAILY\nREED\nBERGER\nSPERLING\nBLUMENTHAL\nSTREETT\nBRAIN\nTRAMONTANO\nBURSON\nUCELLI\nCAHILL\nVERVEER\nEDMONDS\nMary Smith\nFRAMPTON\nLynn Cutter\nIBARRA\nJOHNSON, B.\nJOHNSON, J.\nLANE\nREMARKS:\nComments to Staff Secretary\nRESPONSE:\nOffice of the Staff Secretary\nStaffing Memo 11/2/00\nExt. 62702\nSTATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT\nToday, I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 5528, the \"Omnibus Indian Advancement\nAct\". This Act is the product of lengthy negotiations among the Congress, Tribal\ngovernments, other interested parties, and my Administration. I commend all of the\nparticipants in these negotiations for their work in producing a bill that will benefit many\nIndian communities.\nThis Act emphasizes the Administration's commitment to self-determination and\nself-governance of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people. In\nparticular, the Act establishes an American Indian Education Foundation to encourage and\naccept private gifts to help further the education of Indian children attending Bureau of\nIndian Affairs schools in grades K-12; offers increased economic development\nopportunities for Indian tribes; authorizes new activities to help support and improve tribal\ngovernance, including the new Native Nations Institute at the Morris K. Udall Foundation;\nprovides for the settlement of an historic land case in California; restores and reestablishes\nthe federal and trust relationship to two separate tribal groups; improves housing assistance\nto and affordable housing for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians; and includes other\nbenefits and authorities for various American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian\ncommunities.\nThe Department of Justice notes that section 1104 of this bill raises a constitutional\nconcern insofar as it could be read to interfere with my constitutional authority to\ndetermine when and whether to recommend legislation to Congress. I will therefore treat it\nas precatory.\nThis Act demonstrates our commitment to providing more support to the aboriginal\npeoples of this Nation. I am pleased to sign it into law.\nStephen N. Boyd\n12/27/2000 07:02:13 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP, Lynn G. Cutler/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nSubject: HR 5528 and Lytton Rancheria\nYou may know all this but more info below -- we may need guidance on this element if it is not in the\nstatement or Q&A already..\nFurther info appears to confirm that HR 5528 does include language [below] that will allow the Lytton tribe\n[of Pomo Indians], after approval of Gov of CA, to purchase land and an existing casino that can then be\nexpanded into a full fledged casino -- making it one of the first Indian run casinos this close to an urban\narea -- in this case the Bay Area. Despite controversy apparently around this from gaming interests, the\nlocal community is reportedly very supportive.\nCongressman George Miller, whose district this is in, apparently supported this legislation, as have other\ncommunity groups.\nHR 5528 excerpt from Thomas:\nSEC. 819. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall accept for the\nbenefit of the Lytton Rancheria of California the land described in that certain grant deed dated\nand recorded on October 16, 2000, in the official records of the County of Contra Costa,\nCalifornia, Deed Instrument Number 2000-229754. The Secretary shall declare that such land is\nheld in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Rancheria and that such land is part of\nthe reservation of such Rancheria under sections 5 and 7 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat.\n985; 25 U.S.C. 467). Such land shall be deemed to have been held in trust and part of the\nreservation of the Rancheria prior to October 17, 1988.\nLisel Loy\n12/23/2000 01:00:32 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nCameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nadam I. rosman/who/eop@eop, mary I. smith/who/eop@eop\nbcc:\nSubject: Re: HR5528 Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\nCameron -- I've forwarded your request to Laura Graham in scheduling; pls. follow up with her on this.\nThe bill must be signed by Wednesday, 12/27. We'll see what we can do on pens -- we have a very short\nsupply left and many requests. Redlines we'll take care of. Thanks.\nCameron N. Cohen 12/22/2000 11:00:49 AM\nCameron N. Cohen\n12/22/2000 11:00:49 AM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nLisel Loy/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nAdam L. Rosman/WHO/EOP@EOP, Mary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nSubject: HR5528 Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\nLisel- Lynn Cutler is wondering if you have any details on this signing. We know there is not going to be a\nsigning ceremony but she was wondering if the POTUS was going to sign it here. If so, could Lynn and\nMary be present when he does so? They have both worked very hard on this and it would mean alot.\nShe would also like to get 4-5 pens and 25 redlines for this if possible. She has already requested pens\nand redlines from Adam for yesterday's signing of the Labor HHS bill.\nThanks,\nCameron\nFrom:\nJohn D. Burnim on 12/22/2000 11:29:07 AM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nSubject: Re: LRM JDB55 - - Signing Statement on HR5528 Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\nonly comments thus far:\nLynn Cutler likes as is:\nOMB (Cogswell) adds words in bold: in para 2 after \"authorizes new activities to help support and\nimprove tribal governance\", including the new Native Nations Institute at the Morris K. Udall\nFoundation;\nLabor called to say they're unlikely to get responses in time. Only feedback within dept is that on section\n805, Wage and Standards office recognizes they lost fight on issue earlier and do not want to say\nanything in the signing statement.\nHHS/ED/OPM/OGE/ VA all clear. No word yet from Interior. Justice is ok\nFormulation of constitutional concerns traditionally uses first person for presidential statements. I'm\nassuming WH Counsel does not disagree with Justice/OLC.\nPlease let me know when you can clear. We must move packages into WH by 1 PM to accomodate WH\nStaff Sec and POTUS schedule. Thanks.\nFrom:\nJohn D. Burnim on 12/21/2000 09:09:02 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nSubject: Re: LRM JDB55 - - Signing Statement on HR5528 Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\nLanguage on Section 1104 came from Justice OLC in Justice's views letter --\nsection 1104 in title XI (Ind employ and training...) would require the Secs of Interior, Labor, and HHS,\nalong wiht the tribes and organizations participation in the integration initiative, to submit a report to the\nrelevant House and Senate committees within one year of the bill's enactment. Among other things, this\nreport \"shall identify programs or activities which might be integrated and make recommendations fro the\nremoval of any statutory or other barriers to such integration.\" this provision raises constitutional\nconcerns under the Recommendations Clause of the Constitutions. the the extent that the bill could be\nread to require the President or his subordinates to make legislative recommendations\nIf i can provide any more info -- let me know. Do you think the signing statement is on track. Interior\ngave us a useless statement. Thanks.\nFrom:\nJohn D. Burnim on 12/21/2000 08:31:48 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nSubject: LRM JDB55 - Signing Statement on HR5528 Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\nPLEASE NOTE 11 AM FRIDAY DEADLINE BELOW -- RESPOND TO JOHN BURNIM (395-7302)\nThanks.\nHR5528SS.wp\nForwarded by John D. Burnim/OMB/EOP on 12/21/2000 08:28 PM\nLRM ID: JDB55\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWashington, D.C. 20503-0001\nThursday, December 21, 2000\nLEGISLATIVE REFERRAL MEMORANDUM\nTO:\nLegislative Liaison Officer - See Distribution below\nFROM:\nJohn D. Burnim (for) Assistant Director for Legislative Reference\nOMB CONTACT:\nJohn D. Burnim\nPHONE: (202)395-7302 FAX: (202)395-5691\nSUBJECT:\nSigning Statement on HR5528 Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\nDEADLINE:\n11 AM Friday, December 22, 2000\nIn accordance with OMB Circular A-19, OMB requests the views of your agency on the above subject\nbefore advising on its relationship to the program of the President. Please advise us if this item will\naffect direct spending or receipts for purposes of the \"Pay-As-You-Go\" provisions of Title XIII of\nthe Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.\nCOMMENTS: If you are unable to respond by 11 AM this signing statement may not be presented to the\nWhite House for consideration during the signing of the bill. PLEASE INSURE THAT THIS OFFICE\nRECEIVES YOUR COMMENTS/CLEARANCE BY THE DEADLINE. Happy Holidays.\nDISTRIBUTION LIST\nAGENCIES:\n7-AGRICULTURE - Jacky Chandler - (202) 720-1516\n6-AGRICULTURECONG AFFAIRS - VACANT - (202) 720-7095\n19-Council on Environmental Quality - David Spielfogel - (202) 456-6224\n30-EDUCATION - Paul Riddle - (202) 401-8313\n52-HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES - Sondra S. Wallace - (202) 690-7760\n54-HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT - Mike Moran - (202) 708-1793\n59-INTERIOR - Jane Lyder - (202) 208-4371\n61-JUSTICE - Robert Raben - (202) 514-2141\n62-LABOR - Robert A. Shapiro - (202) 219-8201\nMorris K. Udall Foundation - Ellen Wheeler - (520) 670-5200\n88-Office of Government Ethics - Jane Ley - (202) 208-8022\n92-Office of Personnel Management - Harry Wolf - (202) 606-1424\n114-STATE - Paul Rademacher - (202) 647-4463\n118-TREASURY - Richard S. Carro - (202) 622-0650\n129-VETERANS AFFAIRS - John H. Thompson - (202) 273-6666\nEOP:\nRonald M. Cogswell\nJanet E. Irwin\nGary Ceccucci\nCrystal J. Roach\nThomas Reilly\nJudy C. Lin\nArthur W. Stigile\nOfelia M. Valeriano\nMary L. Smith\nLynn G. Cutler\nCameron N. Cohen\nLRM ID: JDB55 SUBJECT: Signing Statement on HR5528 Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\nRESPONSE TO\nLEGISLATIVE REFERRAL\nMEMORANDUM\nIf your response to this request for views is short (e.g., concur/no comment), we prefer that you respond by\ne-mail or by faxing us this response sheet. If the response is short and you prefer to call, please call the\nbranch-wide line shown below (NOT the analyst's line) to leave a message with a legislative assistant.\nYou may also respond by:\n(1) calling the analyst/attorney's direct line (you will be connected to voice mail if the analyst does\nnot answer); or\n(2) sending us a memo or letter\nPlease include the LRM number shown above, and the subject shown below.\nTO:\nJohn D. Burnim Phone: 395-7302 Fax: 395-5691\nOffice of Management and Budget\nBranch-Wide Line (to reach legislative assistant): 395-6194\nFROM:\n(Date)\n(Name)\n(Agency)\n(Telephone)\nThe following is the response of our agency to your request for views on the above-captioned subject:\nConcur\nNo Objection\nNo Comment\nSee proposed edits on pages\nOther:\nFAX RETURN of\npages, attached to this response sheet\nMessage Sent To:\nRonald M. Cogswell/OMB/EOP@EOP\nJanet E. Irwin/OMB/EOP@EOP\nGary Ceccucci/OMB/EOP@EOP\nCrystal J. Roach/OMB/EOP@EOP\nThomas Reilly/OMB/EOP@EOP\nJudy C. Lin/OMB/EOP@EOP\nArthur W. Stigile/OMB/EOP@EOP\nOfelia M. Valeriano/OMB/EOP@EOP\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nLynn G. Cutler/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP@EOP\nWesley P. Warren/OMB/EOP@EOP\nLori A. Krauss/OMB/EOP@EOP\nLisa M. Kountoupes/WHO/EOP@EOP\nPaul Oetken/WHO/EOP@EOP\nSteven D. Aitken/OMB/EOP@EOP\nMessage Copied To:\nJames J. Jukes/OMB/EOP@EOP\[email protected]@ inet\nDavid S. Spielfogel/CEQ/EOP\[email protected] @inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\[email protected] @ inet\nFrom:\nJohn D. Burnim on 12/21/2000 09:09:02 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nSubject: Re: LRM JDB55 - - Signing Statement on HR5528 Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\nLanguage on Section 1104 came from Justice OLC in Justice's views letter --\nsection 1104 in title XI (Ind employ and training...) would require the Secs of Interior, Labor, and HHS,\nalong wiht the tribes and organizations participation in the integration initiative, to submit a report to the\nrelevant House and Senate committees within one year of the bill's enactment. Among other things, this\nreport \"shall identify programs or activities which might be integrated and make recommendations fro the\nremoval of any statutory or other barriers to such integration.\" this provision raises constitutional\nconcerns under the Recommendations Clause of the Constitutions. the the extent that the bill could be\nread to require the President or his subordinates to make legislative recommendations\nIf i can provide any more info -- let me know. Do you think the signing statement is on track. Interior\ngave us a useless statement. Thanks.\nSTATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT\nToday, I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 5528, the \"Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\".\nThis Act is the product of lengthy negotiations among the Congress, Tribal governments, other\ninterested parties, and my Administration. I commend all of the participants in these\nnegotiations for their work in producing a bill that will benefit many Indian communities.\nThis Act emphasizes the Administration's commitment to self-determination and\nself-governance of American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian people. In particular,\nthe Act establishes an American Indian Education Foundation to encourage and accept private\ngifts to help further the education of Indian children attending Bureau of Indian Affairs schools\nin grades K-12; offers increased economic development opportunities for Indian tribes;\nauthorizes new activities to help support and improve tribal governance; provides for the\nsettlement of an historic land case in California; restores and reestablishes the federal and trust\nrelationship to two separate tribal groups; improves housing assistance to and affordable housing\nfor Native Americans and Native Hawaiians; and includes other benefits and authorities for\nvarious American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities.\nI note that section 1104 of this bill raises a constitutional concern insofar as it could be\nread to interfere with my constitutional authority to determine when and whether to recommend\nlegislation to Congress. I will therefore treat it as precatory.\nThis Act demonstrates our commitment to providing more support to the aboriginal\npeoples of this Nation. I am pleased to sign it into law.\nMary L. Smith\n12/14/2000 03:37:27 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nSubject: draft scheduling request for Indian Omnibus bill\nnatomschd. 121300.d Here is a draft scheduling request to have a signing ceremony for the Indian\nOmnibus bill, which contains about 15 bills to help Indian Country. It contains the creation of an Indian\nEducation Foundation, which the First Lady announced at an event at the White House. The Hill and the\nDepartment of Interior are very interested in having a signing ceremony for this bill. (Legis Affairs -- I can\nadd Chuck's name if you want). Please get any edits to me as soon as possible -- I would like to get this\nin. Thanks, Mary\nMessage Sent To:\nMaria Echaveste/WHO/EOP@EOP\nBeth Nolan/WHO/EOP@EOP\nHeather H. Howard/OPD/EOP@EOP\nRochelle G. Thompson/WHO/EOP@EOP\nLynn G. Cutler/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP@EOP\nEmily Karcher/WHO/EOP@EOP\nIrene Bueno/WHO/EOP@EOP\nHildy Kuryk/WHO/EOP@EOP\nSCHEDULING PROPOSAL\nTODAY'S DATE: 12/14/00\nACCEPT\nREGRET\nPENDING\nTO:\nStephanie Streett\nAssistant to the President\nDirector of Presidential Scheduling\nFROM:\nMaria Echaveste\nAssistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff\nLynn G. Cutler\nDeputy Assistant to the President and Senior\nAdvisor to the Chief of Staff for Indian Affairs\nBeth Nolan\nCounsel to the President\nREQUEST:\nSigning Ceremony for H.R.5528, the \"Omnibus\nIndian Advancement Act\"\nPURPOSE:\nTo sign into law the \"Omnibus Indian Advancement\nAct,\" and to highlight the President's commitment\nto Native American communities.\nBACKGROUND:\nThe \"Omnibus Indian Advancement Act\" contains\nabout 15 bills that will help Indian Country. Most\nsignificantly, it contains a bill to create a nonprofit\nAmerican Indian Education Foundation. This\nnonprofit organization allows private gifts to further\neducational opportunities for Indian children in\ngrades K-12. This omnibus bill also contains,\namong other items, settlements of land claims for\nthe Torres Martinez tribe in California, and the\nfederal recognition of the Shawnee tribe in\nOklahoma, and the authorization of the Morris K.\nUdall Scholarship and Excellence in National\nEnvironmental Policy Foundation, all of which the\nAdministration strongly supported.\nPREVIOUS PARTICIPATION:\nOn May 4, 1999, the First Lady announced the\nAmerican Indian Foundation bill at a White House\nevent where she unveiled the Sacagawea dollar\ncoin. This Foundation bill has been a signature\nAdministration initiative.\nDATE AND TIME:\nMid- to Late December\nBRIEFING TIME:\n10 minutes\nDURATION:\n30 minutes\nLOCATION:\nOval Office\nPARTICIPANTS:\nThe President\nMembers of Congress\nSecretary Babbitt\nAssistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Kevin Gover\nTribal Leaders\nRepresentatives of the Udall Foundation\nREMARKS REQUIRED:\nTo be provided by Speechwriting.\nMEDIA COVERAGE:\nOpen Press.\nFIRST LADY'S ATTENDANCE:\nYes.\nVICE PRESIDENT'S ATTENDANCE:\nNo.\nSECOND LADY'S ATTENDANCE:\nN/A\nRECOMMENDED BY:\nMaria Echaveste\nCONTACT:\nMary Smith\nX65571\nORIGIN OF THE PROPOSAL:\nWhite House\nSOURCE OF PAYMENT:\nN/A\nCameron N. Cohen\n12/13/2000 12:33:48 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCC:\nSubject: RE: FW: components of HR5528...FYI\nForwarded by Cameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP on 12/13/2000 12:33 PM\n\"Teehee, Kimberly\" <[email protected]>\n12/13/2000 11:58:43 AM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nCameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP\nCC:\nSubject: RE: FW: components of HR5528...FYI\nCameron, here is the summary of the bills. Let me know if you require more\ninformation.\n<<MEM--H.R. 5528omnibus.wpd>>\nKIMBERLY K. TEEHEE\nSenior Advisor\nCongressional Native American Caucus\n2107 Rayburn House Office Building\nWashington, D.C. 20515\n(202) 225-3611 phone\n(202) 225-6393 fax\n>\n> From:\n> [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]\n> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 4:47 PM\n> To: Teehee, Kimberly\n> Subject:\nRE: FW: components of HR5528. FYI\n>\n> <<File: PIC01049.PCX>>\n> no problem! thanks alot.\nV\n> Cameron\n>\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> (Embedded\n> image moved \"Teehee, Kimberly\"\n> to file: <[email protected]>\n> PIC01049.PCX) 12/12/2000 04:38:49 PM\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> Record Type: Record\n>\n>\n> To: Cameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP\n>\n> CC:\n> Subject: RE: FW: components of HR5528...FYI\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> I'll get it to you tomorrow morning. I have an event to go to with my\n> boss\n> in a few minutes.\n> KIMBERLY K. TEEHEE\n> Senior Advisor\n> Congressional Native American Caucus\n> 2187 Rayburn House Office Building\n> Washington, D.C. 20515\n> (202) 225-3611 phone\n> (202) 225-6393 fax\n> >\n> > From:\n>> [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]\n> > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 4:32 PM\n> > To: Teehee, Kimberly\n>> Subject: Re: FW: components of HR5528...FYI\n> >\n> > <<File: PIC02957.PCX>>\n>> Kim, thanks. Lynn would appreciate the one sentence synopsis' when you\n> > get\n>> a chance. Thanks.\n> >\n> >\n> >\n>>\n>>\n>> (Embedded\n>> image moved \"Teehee, Kimberly\"\n>> to file: <[email protected]>\n>> PIC02957.PCX) 12/12/2000 04:11:58 PM\n>>\n> >\n> >\n> >\n>> Record Type: Record\n> >\n>>\n> > To: Cameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP\n> >\n> > CC:\n>> Subject: FW: components of HR5528...FYI\n> >\n>>\n> >\n> >\n> >\n>>>\ntitle 1 - salt river: HR 2820\n>>>\ntitle 2 - - nati haw housing: s225\n>>> title 3 - coushatta: HR 5398\n>>>\ntitle 4 - wakpa sica: hr5528 --s.1658\n>>> title 5 - zuni: hr4725\n>>> title 6 - torres: hr4643\n>>> title 7- - shawnee: s3019--h.r. 5207\n>>> title 8 - technicals: s3031\n>>> mississippi choctaws\n>>> five civilzed tribes sect. 81 correction\n>>> red lake band of chippewa indians\n>>> indian child protection\n>>> morris udall scholarhip foundation\n>>> S. 838--wellstone bill\n>>> miller's language on indian land transfer\n>>> sante fe schools\n>>> title 9 - - california indian land transfer: s1840\n>>> title 10 - nahasda - s400--h.r. 1776/1542\n>>> title 11 - 477 amendments: s1509\n>>>\ntitle 12 - navajo leasing: s2665\n>>>\ntitle 13 - american indian education foundation: H.R. 3080\n>>>\ntitle 14 - graton rancheria: HR 946\n>>>\ntitle 15 - chugach: HR 2547\n>>>\n> >\n>>\n> >\n> >\n> >\nV\n>\nV\n>\nV\n- MEM--H.R. 5528omnibus.wpd\nSYNOPSIS OF THE COMPONENTS OF H.R. 5528\nTitle I - (H.R. 2820) Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Irrigation Works - The bill\ngrants the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community full operating authority over the\nirrigation works within the Community and directs the Secretary of the Interior to take action to\nensure and facilitate the Community having such authority.\nTitle II - (S. 225) Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance - The bill amends the Native American\nHousing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to add a new Title VIII which directs\nthe Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make block grants to carry out affordable\nhousing activities for Native Hawaiian families on or near Hawaiian Home Lands.\nTitle III - (H.R. 5398 & S. 1658) Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana Land Transactions - provides that\nland which is owned by the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, but which is not held in trust by the\nUnited States, may be leased or transferred by the Tribe without further approval by the United\nStates.\nTitle IV - (H.R. 5528) - Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place - directs the Secretary of Housing and\nUrban Development in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Reconciliation\nplace in Fort Pierre, South Dakota.\nTitle V - (H.R. 4725) - amends Section 3 of the Zuni Land Conservation Act of 1990 to provide\nthe Tribe authority to use funds provided under that Act without the approval of the Secretary.\nTitle II of this provision provides for the establishment of the Native Nations Institute for\nLeadership, Management, and Policy.\nTitle VI - (H.R. 4643) - Settles issues and claims related to the loss of approximately 14,000\nacres of trust lands by the Torres- Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.\nTitle VII - (H.R. 5207) Shawnee Tribe Status - reaffirms the Federal recognition of the Tribe and\nthe trust relationship between the Tribe and the United States.\nTitle VIII - (S. 3031) Technical Corrections -\nSubtitle A - Miscellaneous Technical Provisions - makes technical corrections to (1.) an\nAct affecting the status of the Mississippi Choctaw Lands and adds such lands to the Choctaw\nReservation; (2.) the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma; (3.) waives the repayment of expert\nassistance loans to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and and the Minnesota Chippewa\nTribes; (4.) Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Protection Act; (5.) the authorization\nperiod under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act; (6.) The authorization period under the\nIndian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986; (7.) The Morris K.\nUdall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; (8.) the\ntreatment of certain income for purposes of Federal assistance; and (9.) Lands to be taken into\ntrust for the Lytton Rancheria of California.\nSubtitle B - Santa Fe Indian School - provides for land to be taken into trust for the 19\nPueblos of New Mexico.\nTitle IX - (S. 1840) - California Indian Land Transfer - authorizes the Department's Bureau of\nLand Management to transfer more than 3,500 acres of public lands to eight tribes in California\nfor non-gaming economic development and housing.\nTitle X - (S. 400, H.R.1776, H.R.1542) - Native American Home Ownership - amends the Native\nAmerican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to improve the delivery of\nhousing assistance to Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal self-governance.\nTitle XI - (S. 1509) - Indian Employment, Training and Related Services - amends the Indian\nemployment, Training, and Related Services Act of 1992 to emphasize the need for job creation\non Indian reservations and to demonstrate how Indian tribal governments can integrate the\nemployment, training, and related services they provide in order to improve the effectiveness of\nthose services, and deduce joblessness on Indian reservations.\nTitle XII - (S. 2665) - Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing - establishes a streamlined process to\nenable the Navajo Nation to lease trust lands without having to obtain the approval of the\nsecretary of the Interior of individual leases, except leases for exploration, development, or\nextraction of any mineral resources.\nTitle XIII - (S. 1290, H.R. 3080) - American Indian Education Foundation - amends Title 36 of\nthe United States Code to establish an American Indian Education Foundation to encourage gifts\nof real and personal property and income for the support of the mission of the Department's\nBureau of Indian Affairs' Office of Indian Education Programs, as well as to benefit American\nIndian and Alaska Native children enrolled in elementary and secondary schools.\nTitle XIV - (H.R. 946) Graton Rancheria Restoration - restores Federal recognition and services\nto the Graton Rancheria of California.\nTitle XV - (H.R. 2547) - Cemetery Sites and Historical Places - provides for the conveyance of\nland interests to the Chugach Alaska Corporation.\nFrom:\nAnna M. Briatico on 10/24/2000 06:03:43 PM\nRecord Type:\nRecord\nTo:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nCC:\nSee the distribution list at the bottom of this message\nSubject: Update on Senate Native American Omnibus Bill\nInterior advises that the Senate Indian Affairs Committee is working on their omnibus bill to now include\nthe following list of bills (Administration positions in bold) and hotline very soon. We have informed\nInterior regarding the Administration's positions and significant concerns with some of the bills,\nespecially S.400 and S.1509.\nH.R. 2820 - Transfer Irrigation System to the Salt River Pima (Support)\nH.R. 1460 - Ysleta del Sur and Alabama and Coushatte Indian Tribes of Texas (Support)\nH.R. 5398 - Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana (Support if amended)\nH.R.4643 - Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Claims Settlement Act (Support)\nS. 3019 - Shawnee Tribe Status Act (Support)\nS. 3031 - Technical Corrections in Laws Relating to Native Americans (Concerns)\nS. 1840 - California Indian Land Transfer Act (Support)\nS. 1148 - Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Development Act (Support)\nS. 1509 - Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act (Justice,\nHHS and Labor have significant concerns with bill)\nS. 1290 - Native American Indian Education Foundation (Support)\nS. 2665 - Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing Act ( Support)\nS. 1290 - Indian Education Foundation Act (Support)\nH.R. 946 - Graton Rancheria Restoration Act (Support)\nS. 1658 - Fort Pierre Reconciliation Place Authorization Act (Concerns)\nH.R. 4725 - Amend the Zuni Land Conservation Act of 1990 (Concerns)\nS. 225 - Native American (Actually Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance and Self Determination\nAmendments (Support if Amended)\nS. 400 - Native American Housing Assistance and Self - Determination Amendment\n(Official position is cites concerns but Labor strongly opposes this bill which\nwould\nallow Tribes to administer Davis Bacon and other labor laws.\nLabor letter on bill has\nnot been cleared due to opposition by HUD but\nsome of the bill's problematic provisions\nwere included in S. 1482 -\nManufactured Housing Improvement Act which just passed\nthe House\ntoday.)\nMessage Sent To:\nTed Zegers/OMB/EOP@EOP\nRonald M. Cogswell/OMB/EOP@EOP\nGary Ceccucci/OMB/EOP@EOP\nCrystal J. Roach/OMB/EOP@EOP\nBarry T. Clendenin/OMB/EOP@EOP\nThomas Reilly/OMB/EOP@EOP\nJudy C. Lin/OMB/EOP@EOP\nPatrick Aylward/OMB/EOP@EOP\nLynn G. Cutler/WHO/EOP@EOP\nMary L. Smith/WHO/EOP@EOP\nCameron N. Cohen/WHO/EOP@EOP\nLarry R. Matlack/OMB/EOP@EOP\nDebra J. Bond/OMB/EOP@EOP\nMessage Copied To:\nJames J. Jukes/OMB/EOP@EOP\nJohn D. Burnim/OMB/EOP@EOP\nIngrid M. Schroeder/OMB/EOP@EOP\nMarshall J. Rodgers/OMB/EOP@EOP\nMark D. Magana/WHO/EOP@EOP\nBrooke B. Livingston/OMB/EOP@EOP\nElizabeth M. Robinson/OMB/EOP@EOP"
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