Facebook Twitter Email
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2001

Congress on Wednesday passed a $19.1 billion Department of Interior spending bill that makes a payment to the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla for a land settlement.

Congress passed a $14 million bill to authorize the tribe for land flooded by the Salton Sea. The appropriations bill funds a $6 million payment.

The bill also authorizes the rural tribe to purchase land in a more lucrative area for economic development.

Get the Story:
Congress OKs funds for Torres-Martinez (The Palm Springs Desert Sun 10/18)

Today on Indianz.Com;
Interior spending approved amid anthrax (10/18)

Get the Interior Bill H.R.2217:
Text | Conference Report

Related Stories:
Tribe weighs cost of settlement (8/1)
Tribe waiting on casino plans (5/21)
Calif. tribe may sue for compact (5/14)
Tribe's gaming partner seeking friends (5/11)
Clinton signs a final Indian bill (12/29)
Senate OKs Torres-Martinez settlement (12/12)
Tribes discuss land purchases (11/17)
Torres-Martinez bill awaits vote (11/7)