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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 162
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 644
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
REP. CONLEY, 40th Dist.
REP. RILEY, 46th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING MANAGEMENT OF RESERVATION LANDS
AND TRIBAL SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require that (1) a retaining 1
wall be built on the Schaghticoke reservation to rectify the flooding of 2
historical burial grounds, (2) a community well, septic system and 3
access road be built on the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot reservation to 4
allow for access and use of the reservation, (3) section 47-65 be amended 5
to require that the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 6
Protection, with the advice of the Indian Affairs Council, develop a care 7
and management plan for reservation lands, which shall include, but 8
need not be limited to, a review of historical burial grounds to ensure 9
that such grounds are preserved and kept free of invasive species and 10
flood waters and a review of tribal services and utilities, including, but 11
not limited to, the adequacy of septic and drinking water systems, and 12
(4) any proposed action by the Department of Energy and 13
Environmental Protection on reservation lands be presented to the 14 Proposed Bill No. 162
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appropriate tribal council for review. 15
Statement of Purpose:
To require that (1) a retaining wall be built on the Schaghticoke
reservation, (2) a community well, septic system and access road be built
on the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot reservation, (3) the Commissioner of
Energy and Environmental Protection, with the advice of the Indian
Affairs Council, develop a care and management plan for reservation
lands, and (4) any changes to reservation lands proposed by the
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection be reviewed by
the appropriate tribal council.