Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act
Public Law 105-132 · S. 156 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 2, 1997 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Tim Johnson
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund into which, beginning with FY 1998, 25 percent of the receipts from the power program of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program shall be deposited until a specified Fund aggregate amount is attained.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer interest that accrues on such deposits into a separate Treasury account from which the Secretary shall transfer amounts to the Secretary of the Interior for payments to the Tribe.
Directs the Tribe, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Interior and of Health and Human Services, to develop a plan for the socioeconomic recovery and cultural preservation of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. Requires that the plan provide for: (1) an educational facility on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation; (2) a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient health care facility; (3) construction, operation, and maintenance of a municipal, rural, and industrial water system for the Reservation; (4) recreational facilities at Lake Sharpe at Big Bend Dam and other locations on the Reservation; and (5) other projects and programs for the educational, social welfare, economic development, and cultural preservation of the Tribe.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Indian Affairs Committee · Senate · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by- Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Water and Power Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Dec 2, 1997Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-132.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 20, 1997PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 14, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 13, 1997FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Thune asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 9, 1997FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 8, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Oct 23, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Oct 20, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- May 22, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 29, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water and Power Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 22, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 21, 1997IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.