Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 3.djvu/476

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Ill STAT. 2564 PUBLIC LAW 105-132—DEC. 2, 1997 (5) Public Law 87-734 (76 Stat. 698 et seq.) provided for the mitigation of the effects of the Fort Randall and Big Bend projects on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, by directing the Secretary of the Army to— (A) as necessary, by reason of the Big Bend project, protect, replace, relocate, or reconstruct— (i) any essential governmental and agency facilities on the reservation, including schools, hospitals, offices of the Public Health Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, service buildings, and employee quarters existing at the time that the projects were carried out; and (ii) roads, bridges, and incidental matters or facilities in connection with those facilities; (B) provide for a townsite adequate for 50 homes, including streets and utilities (including water, sewage, and electricity), taking into account the reasonable future growth of the townsite; and (C) provide for a community center containing space and facilities for community gatherings, tribal offices, tribal council chamber, offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, offices and quarters of the Public Hegdth Service, and a combination gymnasium and auditorium; (6) the requirements under Public Law 87-734 (76 Stat. 698 et seq.) with respect to the mitigation of the effects of the Fort Randall and Big Bend projects on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation have not been fulfilled; (7) although the national economy has benefited from the Fort Randall and Big Bend projects, the economy on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation remains underdeveloped, in part as a consequence of the failure of the Federal Government to fulfill the obligations of the Federal Government under the laws referred to in paragraph (4); (8) the economic and social development and cultural preservation of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe will be enhanced by increased tribal participation in the benefits of the Fort Randall and Big Bend components of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program; and (9) the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe is entitled to additional benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program. SEC. 3. DEFINrnONS. In this Act: (1) FUND. —The term "Fund" means the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund established under section 4(a). (2) PLAN. —The term "plan" means the plan for socioeconomic recovery and cultural preservation prepared under section 5. (3) PROGRAM. — The term "Program" means the power program of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, administered by the Western Area Power Administration. (4) SECRETARY. —The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (5) TRIBE. —The term 'Tribe" means the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of Indians, a band of the Great Sioux Nation recognized by the United States of America.