S. 523: Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-05 · Native Americans · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-204.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-204. (final step reached)
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Official title

Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004

Plain summary

Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2003 - Makes technical amendments to the Bosque Redondo Memorial Act, the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act, and other specified Federal law with regard to: (1) the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (oil shale reserve); (2) the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians; (3) the Pueblo de Cochiti (modification of settlement); (4) the Chippewa Cree Tribe (modification of settlement); (5) the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; (6) the Barona Band of Mission Indians (facilitation of construction of pipeline to provide water for emergency fire suppression and other purposes); (7) the conveyance of Native Alaskan objects; (8) the Oglala Sioux Tribe (waiver of repayment of expert assistance loans); (9) the Pueblo of Acoma (land and mineral consolidation); (10) the Pueblo of Santo Domingo (waiver of repayment of expert assistance loans); (11) the Quinault Indian Nation (water feasibility study); (12) the Santee Sioux Tribe (study and report); (13) the Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma (waiver of repayment of expert assistance loans); (14) the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; (15) the trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; (16) the trust for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; (17) survey and legal descriptions; (18) administration of trust land; and (19) distribution of judgment funds. Specifies the required distribution and use of funds appropriated on September 19, 1989, in satisfaction of an award granted to the Quinault Indian Nation under Dockets 772-71, 773-71, 774-71, and 775-71 before the United States Claims Court.

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Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 523, Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2003 (2003-05-12); CBO cost estimate: S. 523, Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2003 (2003-05-12); CBO cost estimate: S. 523, Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2003 (2003-11-03); CBO cost estimate: S. 523, Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2003 (2003-11-03)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s523.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s523 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108