And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: http://www.legislativeimpact.com Subject: New legislation Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 11:25:39 Two new bills were introduced yesterday (7/13/99), which directly impact tribes. Legislative Impact will be adding these bills to our database shortly. S.1347: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income capital gain from the disposition of certain urban property, Indian reservation property, or farm property which has been held for more than 5 years. Sponsor: Sen Brownback, Sam . H.R.2484: A bill to provide that land which is owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota but which is not held in trust by the United States for the Community may be leased or transferred by the Community without further approval by the United States. Sponsor: Rep Minge, David . The Senate and the House Interior Appropriations bills have been introduced S.1292 SPONSOR: Sen Gorton, Slade (introduced 06/28/99) An original bill making appropriations for the department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. H.R.2466 SPONSOR: Rep Regula, Ralph (introduced 07/02/99) A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,and for other purposes. According to the National Congress of American Indians the following is of concern: � The House bill contains language mandating a pro-rata distribution of Indian Health Service (IHS) contract support costs � language in the Senate bill mandates Tribal Priority Allocation (TPA) redistribution, as well as extends the 638 contracting moratorium through FY2000 While it is still early in the Appropriations process, the above concerns will be taken seriously as the debate continues. Remember - Slade Gorton is the Chairman of the Sub-Committee on the Interior so he may try to introduce harmful riders to the Senate Appropriations bill. An example might be the attachment of a rider to provide for the collection of certain State taxes from an individual who is who is not a member of an Indian tribe. He currently has such a bill introduced in the Senate (S.550). He has tried this before. Legislative Impact will be monitoring this process and will report on any further developments. Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
