Elton Gallegly: “H.R. 2512, the proposed Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act of 1996, was introduced by our…”

“H.R. 2512, the proposed Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act of 1996, was introduced by our colleague, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, last year. It would create a $27.5 million development fund to be used for the benefit of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. This trust fund is being created to mitigate the effects of the Ford Randall water project and the Big Bend water project which inundated the lands of the tribe years ago. This development fund would provide the tribe with resources for education facilities, health care facilities, a water system, and recreational facilities. The moneys going into the development fund would be derived from the power program of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program. The tribe would receive payments made on an annual basis derived from the interest earned on the development fund. H.R. 2512 is long overdue. It is a fair and just bill, and I urge my colleagues to support it.”