Senate committee backs Spokane Tribe's compensation bill

Tuesday, February 4, 2014  

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee approved S.1448, the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act, at a business meeting last week.

The bill compensates the Spokane Tribe of Washington for land lost to the Grand Coulee Dam. It creates a $53 million trust fund for economic development, infrastructure, eduatiional, health, recreational and social welfare programs.

The bill can now be considered by the full Senate.

Get the Story:
U.S. Senate committee approves compensation for Spokane Tribe (The Spokesman Review 2/2)

Committee Notice:
Business Meeting (January 29, 2014)