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Gilbert Gutknecht: “Mr. Speaker, today, I am pleased that the House is giving final consideration to a H.R. 3068, a bill to repeal the…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1996
Mr. Speaker, today, I am pleased that the House is giving final consideration to a H.R. 3068, a bill to repeal the corporate charter of the Prairie Island Dakota Community in Minnesota. The Senate added two noncontroversal amendments to this bill which extend the deadline to complete water rights settlements for tribes in New Mexico and Arizona. The Prairie Island Tribe contacted me last June requesting revocation of their 1934 charter. By law, revoking this 62-year-old document can only be done by an act of Congress. In its entire tribal government history, Prairie Island has never used its corporate charter in the management of its enterprises. H.R. 3068 passed the House and Senate by voice vote. The bill acknowledges that the people of Prairie Island know best how to handle their business activities. It is another example of this Congress sending control back to local communities, and I am proud to be part of that process.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota
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Discussing the repeal of the corporate charter of the Prairie Island Dakota Community.

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