[at-l] Swain County Settlement Act of 1995

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It doesn't look like this bill passed into law. 

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Swain County Settlement Act of 1995 (Introduced in the Senate)
S 987 IS
104th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 987
To provide for the full settlement of all claims of Swain County, North 
Carolina, against the United States under the agreement dated July 30, 1943, 
and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 29 (legislative day, JUNE 19), 1995


Mr. HELMS (for himself and Mr. FAIRCLOTH) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources
A BILL
To provide for the full settlement of all claims of Swain County, North 
Carolina, against the United States under the agreement dated July 30, 1943, 
and for other purposes.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 
1. SHORT TITLE.



This Act may be cited as the `Swain County Settlement Act of 1995'.SEC. 2. 
SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.

(a) FINDINGS- Congress finds that--(1) Swain County, North Carolina, claims 
certain rights acquired pursuant to an agreement dated July 30, 1943, between 
the Secretary of the Interior, the State of North Carolina, the Tennessee 
Valley Authority, and Swain County, North Carolina (referred to in this Act 
as the `1943 Agreement');(2) the 1943 Agreement provided that the Department 
of the Interior would construct a road along the north shore of the Fontana 
Reservoir to replace a road flooded by the construction of Fontana Dam and 
the filling of the reservoir; and(3) the road has not been completed.(b) 
PURPOSE- The purpose of this section is to settle and quiet all claims 
arising out of the 1943 Agreement.(c) SETTLEMENT-(1) COMPLETION OF ROAD- 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall complete the road along the north shore of the Fontana Reservoir 
according to the terms of the 1943 Agreement.(2) PAYMENT TO SWAIN COUNTY-(A) 
IN GENERAL- After completion of the road under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall pay Swain County, North Carolina, the sum of 
$16,000,000, which shall be deposited in an account in accordance with the 
rules and regulations established by the North Carolina Local Government 
Commission.(B) EXPENDITURE-(i) PRINCIPAL- The principal of the sum may be 
expended by Swain County only under a resolution approved by an affirmative 
vote of two-thirds of the registered voters of the county.(ii) INTEREST- 
Interest earned on the unexpended principal of the sum may be expended only 
by a majority vote of the duly elected governing commission of Swain 
County.(d) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS- Money made available pursuant to this 
section may not be paid to or received by an agent or attorney on account of 
services rendered in connection with the claims settled by this section.(e) 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this section.SEC. 3. CHEROKEE HISTORICAL 
MARKER.

The Secretary of the Interior shall allocate the funds and personnel 
necessary to place a suitable historical marker at or near the approach to 
the Cherokee Qualls Reservation at Soco Gap, North Carolina, in recognition 
of the historical importance of Soco Gap and the contribution of the Cherokee 
Nation to the State of North Carolina and the United States.

**** It doesn't look like this bill passed into law. 

S.987 
SPONSOR: <A HREF="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/R?d104:FLD003:@1(Sen+Helms)">Sen Helms</A> (introduced 06/29/95) STATUS: Detailed Legislative Status 
Senate Actions
Jun 29, 95: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources. 
Jun 30, 95:Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Sep 25, 96:Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Hearings held.

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