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Statement of Attorneys Wayne Libhart and James Erwin of Maine, submitted to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and included as part of the hearing record for Bill H.R. 7919 (Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill) (08/25/1980)
Of particular interest, this statement discusses extinguishment, jurisdiction issues, and concerns about hunting and fishing rights.
S. 2829 (Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill, Senate) (09/17/1980)
This draft of the Senate bill includes both an older and a newer version of the bill. Section 4 here corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1723. Section 6(h) corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725(h). This version of the bill…
Proposed Amendment to S. 2829 in the Nature of a Substitute (S. 2829 is the Senate Bill relating to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement) (Undated)
Section 4 corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1723. Section 6(h) corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725(h). Section 16(b) corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1735(b).
Memo to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs from Frank Ducheneaux (Special Counsel for Indian Affairs) and Michael Jackson (Minority Consultant for Indian Affairs). This memo summarizes the history behind the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill (H.R. 7919), the bill's provisions, and the problems that remain unresolved between the parties to the settlement (08/22/1980)
As of this letter, the jurisdictional provisions of the Maine Implementing Act (MIA) and bill are still in disagreement.
Letter to Senator John Melcher from Cecil Andrus (Secretary of the Interior), providing clarifications and amendments to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill S. 2829, as reported by the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs (09/22/1980)
Concerning Section 6(h) (which we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725(h)), the Department of Interior "[has] no objection to a proposed amendment . . . which would insert after 'civil, criminal, or regulatory jurisdiction of the State of Maine,' the…
Letter to Representative Morris K. Udall from Department of Interior, Supplementing the Department's Previous Report on H.R. 7919 as well as the Department's Previously Submitted Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (09/10/1980)
Supplement to Department of Interior report made on 8/25/1980, which included an Amendment to H.R. 7919 in the Nature of a Substitute. This letter suggests adding that the Maine Implementing Act (MIA) is confirmed ". . . to the extent that it is not…