Allen, Colleen, member, Colville Confederated Tribes.. Bennett, Hon. Robert L., Commissioner, Bureau of Indian Affairs, De- 126 partment of the Interior___ Bourgeau, Dean, member, Colville Business Council. Charley, T. B., member, Colville Confederated Tribes.. 21 60 90 Charley, William M., member, Colville Confederated Tribes. Additional statement... Cleveland, Steve, member, Colville Confederated Tribes. 112 117 127 78 64 128 Inks, Norma K., secretary, Colville Indian Association_ Lawrence, Alice, member, Colville Business Council, Inchelium District--- 124 Marchand, Mrs. Thelma, member, Colville Confederated Tribes, Omah Misiaszek, Lorraine F., member, Colville Confederated Tribes.. 131 Muench, Dr. John, Jr., National Forest Products Association_ 135 Nelson, Ronald A., president, Colville Indian Association_-_- Nicholson, Barbara, member, Colville Confederated Tribes.. 117 Nicholson, Mary, member, Colville Business Council, Omak District.. Nicholson, Narcisse, Jr., chairman, Colville Business Council. Nugent, Frederick (Pat), member, Colville Business Council, Law and Rickard, Barney, vice chairman, Colville Business Council.. Seyler, Roy, member, Colville Business Council, election committee_-_ 102 74 86 124 49 54 Snider, George, member, Colville Business Council, Omak District- 128 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians in opposition to enactment of 161 "Colville Indians Hope To End Century-Old Bondage," by Don Holm, 192 "Colville Termination Bill Termed Unsatisfactory in Protecting Rights of 181 Economic land classification for tree fruits in central Washington_ 99 182 Horner, Fred J., Okanogan County sheriff, O Hovis, James B., Yakima tribal attorney, Yak Ignace, Cecile, Inchelium, Wash.. Joseph, Andrew and Geraldine, Bremerton, Was Kamiakin, Mrs. Cleveland, Nespelem, Wash Leaf, Mrs. Evelyn, Malott, Wash... McBeath, Malcolm, chief clerk, House of R McCormick, Arnold F., Lapwai, Idaho. Marchand, Mary A. and William, Kettle Falls, Was Marchand, Mary C., Inchelium, Wash. Marchand, Virgil I., Spokane, Wash Martin, Jewell R., Long Beach, Calif Mason, Virginia S. and Harold L., Inchelium, Wash Moore, Frank, and others, Coulee Dam, Wash.... Nelson, C. C., Coulee Dam, Wash.. Nelson, Ronald A., Kettle Falls, Wash. Peo, Mrs. Cecelia, Warm Springs, Oreg.. Peone, Mrs. Emily F., Auburn, Wash. (two letters) Seymour, Shirley M. and Jim, Inchelium, Wash.. Simpson, Julia, Inchelium, Wash... Stensgar, Agatha S., Inchelium, Wash.. Stone, Ellen M. and Albert, Kettle Falls, Wash.... Thompson, Edward D., Kalama, Wash. Timentwa, Chief Edward, Malott, Wash. Tomeo, Mrs. Rose M., Inchelium, Wash.. Trevino, Mrs. Pearl S., Spokane, Wash.. Vallee, Theresa, Anadarko, Okla..... Waterman, Mrs. W. B., Fairfield, Conn. White, Emily M., Inchelium, Wash... Whitney, Amadee M., Inchelium, Wash. Son of die 16 hearings a num- 12219655 The all business com by Resolution 2005 Silwing resint of executive department HR the Strommutee on Indum Affairs conducted milll Ssumenian for the ball business council, repLUCAN WIN SL Con legislation, and miDORIS Chelsels representatives of the Tim Ascention the pottines pay, and individual des gre tum stay. Ofis fun the Department head The paired beings were distributed the time. The bill was further amended and passed 32. The Fuse did not take favorable 2006-2009 The Conville Trial Business Council reMatutong SBS Tus amended and passed Suites Frist Magusia have sponsored S. 282, anotaaslong The one is of winess who wish to be heard on this weared in ont days, it is obvious that on the general subject of termination De pecins of any program that might be bed in the appends. The record will be actions that lend themselves to printing ies Soloing this hearing to receive any additional mited and the hearing will be printed and stispossible to dis amines contain a great deal of material that string winesses. I hope that we will avoid, to saw win of items that have already been the We want everyone to have ample oppordan I stall quest that witnesses confine mate of the bill before us, namely, S. 282, namite is always appreciative of con is as much as can be done. And, of pide satements will be made a part of the O stel nl icht A naibal anadoq& 38 hard Indis in accordance with those sections. The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a referendum to ascertain the wishes of the enrolled adult members within ninety days after the enactment of this Act in accordance with such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. SEC. 2. The purpose of this Act is to provide for the termination of Federal supervision over the trust and restricted property of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation, Washington, and of the individual members thereof, for the disposition of federally owned property acquired or withdrawn for the administration of the affairs of said Indians, and for a termination of Federal services furnished such Indians because of their status as Indians. SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act: (a) "Tribes" means the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indians Reservation, Washington. (b) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (e) "Lands" means real property, interests therein, or improvements thereon, and includes water rights. (d) "Tribal property" means any real or personal property, including water rights, or any interest in real or personal property, that belongs to the tribes and either is held by the United States in trust for the tribes or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States. (e) "Adult" means a member of the tribes who is an adult according to the law of the place of his residence. SEC. 4. At midnight of the date this section becomes effective the roll of the tribes shall be closed and no child born thereafter shall be eligible for enrollment: Provided, That the tribes shall have a period of six months from the date this section becomes effective in which to prepare and submit to the Secretary a proposed roll of the members of the tribes living on the date this section becomes effective, which shall be published in the Federal Register. If the tribes fail to submit such roll within the time specified in this section, the Secretary shall prepare a proposed roll for the tribes which shall be published in the Federal Register. Any person claiming membership rights in the tribes or an interest in the assets of the tribes, or a representative of the Secretary on behalf of any such person, may, within ninety days from the date of publication of the proposed roll, file an appeal with the Secretary contesting the inclusion or omission of the name of any person on or from such roll. The Secretary shall review such appeals and his decisions thereon shall be final and conclusive. After disposition of all such appeals, the roll of the tribes shall be published in the Federal Register, and such roll shall be final for the purposes of this Act. SEC. 5. Upon publication in the Federal Register of the final roll as provided in section 4 of this Act, the beneficial interest in tribal property of each person whose name appears on the roll shall constitute personal property which may be inherited or bequeathed, but shall not otherwise be subject to alienation or encumbrance before the transfer of title to such tribal property as provided in section 7 of this Act without the approval of the Secretary. Any contract made in violation of this section shall be null and void. Property which this section makes subject to inheritance or bequest and which is inherited or bequeathed after the effective date of this section and prior to the transfer of title to tribal property as provided in section 7 of this Act shall not be subject to State or Federal inheritance, estate, legacy, or succession taxes. (a) within sixty days after this section becomes effective institute a program, to be completed within one year, to bring up the date all ownership records pertaining to trust or restricted lands on the Colville Indian Reservation; and immediately following completion of such program, jointly with the Secretary of Agriculture, determine what parts of the tribal lands are valuable chiefly for timber purposes, what parts are valuable chiefly for farming, what parts are valuable chiefly for grazing, and what parts are valuable chiefly for other purposes; and divide each such part into appropriate units for sale or management in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (b) cause separate appraisals to be made by three qualified independent praisers of the units designated under subsection (a) for the purpose rtaining the fair market value of each such unit. The fair market he timber assets shall be defined to be the market price that would if the sale of the timber assets were made over a period of ten cretary shall determine fair market value by averaging the |
