Title
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)
Subject
Indians of North America--Maine--Land tenure
Indians of North America--Maine--Claims
Indians of North America--Legal Status, Laws, etc.
Indians of North America--Government Relations
Indians of North America--Politics and Government
Description
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 inconsistent with the provisions of this Act". This language is not ultimately used in the final version of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act.
Source
NARA
Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs, Legislative Files: House Bills, HR 7919, Box 138; 96th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives, Washington, DC.