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S. 1003, The Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Amendments of 2005 (2 comments ↓)
- This item is from the 109th Congress (2005-2006) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
S. 1003 would amend the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 to phase out the responsibilities of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) and close that office at the end of fiscal year 2008. The remaining duties of the ONIHR would be transferred to a new Office of Relocation within the Department of the Interior. The bill also would make technical changes to federal laws concerning the Navajo-Hopi land settlement. Finally, the bill would amend civil service laws regarding the personnel of ONHIR.
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A visitor writes:
Hi,
I am trying to find out if S.1300 (Sen. McCain's bill) has any provision in it fthat refers to the Dine' (Navajo) living on HPL who have not signed the 1996 "Accommodation Agreement. (AA)." There are a number of references to "eligible" Dine' (re: housing, etc.), but no reference to what would happen to the people who are presumed "ineligible" (that is, are nonsigners of the AA).
"(Sec. 121) Authorizes appropriations to carry out the relocation program for FY2006-2008." [could anything on the nonsigners be in this section? Or elsewhere?]
I would very much appreciate your clarification of this query.
many thanks.
Our response:
I found the following language in the Committee Report that accompanied the bill when it was reported out of Committee.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/T?&report=sr206&dbname=109&
Though it doesn't say so explicitly, it suggests to me that non-signers should not receive any benefits because the time to apply has passed. I don't know this area of law, so I may be reading it entirely wrong. I suggest reading it for yourself and consulting with legal counsel familiar with this area of law, if appropriate.
"In the 104th Congress, S. 2111 was introduced to phase-out the relocation program by September 2001. A hearing was held on the bill and many of the witnesses testified that the program could come to a close by 2001. Nonetheless, opposition to final passage remained due to pending approval by the Department of the Interior of the Accommodation Lease Agreement that provided for Navajo families to remain on portions of the Hopi Partitioned Land with the consent of the Hopi Tribe.
"The Committee believes that the ONHIR has consistently made best efforts to make relocation services available to all eligible Navajos and Hopis. Despite the July 1986 deadline for application and ONHIR's efforts, however, by 1996, an estimated 50-100 individuals who were likely eligible for relocation benefits had not yet applied for such benefits. By March 2005, the ONHIR estimated that approximately 50 such individuals had not applied for relocation benefits. Nonetheless, by March, 2005, ONHIR had certified a total of 3,626 individuals as eligible for relocation benefits and documented 6 active pending appeals challenging a finding of ineligibility for relocation services. The Committee believes that ample notice to eligible individuals about the relocation program and the process for application has occurred over the last 30 years."
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