S. HRG. 102-533

NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVED WATER
RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 1991

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APR 27 1992

HEARING

BEFORE THE

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SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES SENATE

ONE HUNDRED SECOND CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 1607

TO PROVIDE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMS
OF THE NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBE

49-667

NOVEMBER 15, 1991
WASHINGTON, DC

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Statements:

CONTENTS

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Barclay, Karen, Director, Montana Department of Natural Resources and

Conservation, Helena, MT.

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Baucus, Max, U.S. Senator from Montana.

Burns, Conrad, U.S. Senator from Montana..

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Dahle, Edwin, President, Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council, Lame Deer,

MT

35

Glidden, Timothy, Counsel to the Secretary, Department of the Interior,
Washington, DC.

24

Inouye, Hon. Daniel K., U.S. Senator from Hawaii, Chairman, Select
Committee on Indian Affairs

1

Mazurek, Joe, Chairman, Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Com-

mission, Helena, MT.

45

Mobley, Herb, President, Tongue River Water Users Association, Ash-

land, MT.

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Nomee, Clara, Chairperson, Crow Tribal Council, Crow Agency, MT ...........

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APPENDIX

Prepared statements:

Dahle, Edwin (with attachments)..

Glidden, Timothy.

Marlenee, Hon. Ron, U.S. Representative from Montana....

Mazurek, Joe (with attachments).

McCain, Hon, John, U.S. Senator from Arizona, Vice Chairman Select

Committee on Indian Affairs

Meeks, Robert, Ducks Unlimited

Mobley, Herb.

Nomee, Clara..

Racicot, Marc, Attorney General, Montana.

Stephens, Stan, Governor of Montana (with attachments)

Williams, Hon. Pat, U.S. Representative from Montana

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