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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…
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.
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).
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This draft of the Senate bill includes both an older and a newer version of the bill.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…
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.
