Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1981: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 |
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Page 1092 - I am executive director of the Upper Colorado River Commission, Salt Lake City, Utah. The Upper Colorado River Commission Is an Interstate administrative agency created by the Upper Colorado River Basin compact of October 11, 1948.
Page 956 - CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly considered by the Navajo Tribal Council at a duly called meeting at Window Rock, Navajo Nation (Arizona), at which a quorum was present and that same was passed by a vote of 52 in favor and 0 opposed, this 3rd day of June, 1970.
Page 708 - The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of this Nation, in fulfillment of its special responsibilities and legal...
Page 910 - Literally every piece of legislation dealing with Indian tribes and reservations, and certainly all legislation dealing with the BIA, single out for special treatment a constituency of tribal Indians living on or near reservations. If these laws, derived from historical relationships and explicitly designed to help only Indians, were deemed invidious racial discrimination, an entire Title of the United States Code (25 USC) would be effectively erased and the solemn commitment of the Government toward...
Page 361 - Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no payment may be made under part A or part B for any expenses incurred for items or services — (1) which are not reasonable and necessary for -the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member...
Page 907 - Their incorporation within the territory of the United States, and their acceptance of its protection, necessarily divested them of some aspects of the sovereignty which they had previously exercised.
Page 902 - Such acknowledgment of tribal existence by the Department is a prerequisite to the protection, services, and benefits from the Federal Government available to Indian tribes. Such acknowledgment shall also mean that the tribe is entitled to the immunities and privileges available to other federally acknowledged Indian tribes by virtue of their status as Indian tribes as well as the responsibilities and obligations of such tribes.
Page 535 - ... service delivery area, priorities for service shall be determined on the basis of relative medical need. (f) Alternate resources. Contract health services will not be authorized by the Indian Health Service when, and to the extent that, alternate resources for the provision of necessary medical services are available and accessible to the individual requesting the services or would be available and accessible upon application of the individual to the alternate resource.
Page 911 - As long as the special treatment can be tied rationally to the fulfillment of Congress' unique obligation toward the Indians, such legislative judgments will not be disturbed.
Page 1161 - Council shall— (1) advise the Commissioner of Education with respect to the. administration (including the development of regulations and of administrative practices and policies) of any program in which Indian children or adults participate from which they can benefit...