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« on: October 13, 2019, 03:55:40 PM »
« edited: October 24, 2019, 03:38:36 AM by Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee »

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SENATE BILL
To recognize an historical pact and seek a cordial conclusion

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

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Section I: Title
1. This Act may be cited as the "The Black Hills Reclamation Act".

Section II: Resolution

1. Recognizing:

  a. The historical annexation of native lands, the violation of the Treaty of Fort Laramie, and the desecration of the sacred Black Hills mountain range by the Republic of Atlasia were unjustified acts of barbarism.

2. We Resolve:

  a. To conduct a peaceful and permanent arrangement with the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota people on the basis of mutual friendship and self-determination.

Section III: The Objective

1. The Atlasia Senate Committee on Indian Affairs shall oversee an initiative to gradually return territory once belonging to the Great Sioux Reservation back to the Sioux in the form of a newly constituted reservation.

  a. This shall total 7.25 million acres of land encompassing the Black Hills, the Cheyenne River, Standing Rock, Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Badlands N.P., Western Crow Creek, and Lower Brule.
 
     i. Of this, the Sioux shall receive direct ownership and title over 1.2 million acres of federal land. In the remaining land designated to the reservation, residents of the State of South Dakota shall retain ownership over their property.  

  b. All lands directly owned by the Sioux shall be exempt from local, state and federal taxation.

  c. The Sioux shall attain complete mineral and water rights to all directly owned territory.

2. The Committee shall consult with leaders and representatives of the Sioux and thereby determine the steps most necessary and suitable with all present-day conditions in mind.

3. Upon passage of this legislation, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Park shall be closed to the public.

Section IV: Effective Date

1. This act takes effect on November 28th, 2019.

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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2019, 10:16:59 PM »

I'd recommend the Senate amends out Section III clause 3 but otherwise I'll amend it once it gets to the House.
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« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2019, 10:46:32 AM »

To my knowledge there has not yet been a single federal law (post-reset) that seeks to address the rights of Native Americans in this country. This legislation cuts to the heart of the issue and directly confronts the reality that Atlasia holds unjust jurisdiction in stolen land. We should work toward returning the lands of the Black Hills in the process outlined in this legislation.
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« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2019, 11:58:53 AM »

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SENATE BILL
To recognize an historical pact and seek a cordial conclusion

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

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Section I: Title
1. This Act may be cited as the "The Black Hills Reclamation Act".

Section II: Resolution

1. Recognizing:

  a. The historical annexation of native lands, the violation of the Treaty of Fort Laramie, and the desecration of the sacred Black Hills mountain range by the Republic of Atlasia were unjustified acts of barbarism.

2. We Resolve:

  a. To conduct a peaceful and permanent arrangement with the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota people on the basis of mutual friendship and self-determination.

Section III: The Objective

1. The Atlasia Senate Committee on Indian Affairs shall oversee an initiative to gradually return territory once belonging to the Great Sioux Reservation back to the Sioux in the form of a newly constituted reservation.

  a. This shall total 7.25 million acres of land encompassing the Black Hills, the Cheyenne River, Standing Rock, Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Badlands N.P., Western Crow Creek, and Lower Brule.
 
     i. Of this, the Sioux shall receive direct ownership and title over 1.2 million acres of federal land. In the remaining land designated to the reservation, residents of the State of South Dakota shall retain ownership over their property.  

  b. All lands directly owned by the Sioux shall be exempt from local, state and federal taxation.

  c. The Sioux shall attain complete mineral and water rights to all directly owned territory.

2. The Committee shall consult with leaders and representatives of the Sioux and thereby determine the steps most necessary and suitable with all present-day conditions in mind.

3. Upon passage of this legislation, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Park shall be closed to the public.

Section IV: Effective Date

1. This act takes effect on November 28th, 2019.

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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2019, 12:00:06 PM »

I offer the above amendment to satisfy the concerns raised by MB.
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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2019, 12:25:24 PM »

Sec-III.3 is in place as it would make the transition process smoother.

Mount Rushmore is sculpted into the Black Hills, after all. So if we're returning the Black Hills, we're also ending the Mount Rushmore national park.

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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2019, 02:06:30 AM »


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SENATE BILL
To recognize an historical pact and seek a cordial conclusion

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled,

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Section I: Title
1. This Act may be cited as the "The Black Hills Reclamation Act".

Section II: Resolution

1. Recognizing:

  a. The historical annexation of native lands, the violation of the Treaty of Fort Laramie, and the desecration of the sacred Black Hills mountain range by the Republic of Atlasia were unjustified acts of barbarism.

2. We Resolve:

  a. To conduct a peaceful and permanent arrangement with the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota people on the basis of mutual friendship and self-determination.

Section III: The Objective

1. The Atlasia Senate Committee on Indian Affairs shall oversee an initiative to gradually return territory once belonging to the Great Sioux Reservation back to the Sioux in the form of a newly constituted reservation.

  a. This shall total 7.25 million acres of land encompassing the Black Hills, the Cheyenne River, Standing Rock, Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Badlands N.P., Western Crow Creek, and Lower Brule.
 
     i. Of this, the Sioux shall receive direct ownership and title over 1.2 million acres of federal land. In the remaining land designated to the reservation, residents of the State of South Dakota shall retain ownership over their property.  

  b. All lands directly owned by the Sioux shall be exempt from local, state and federal taxation.

  c. The Sioux shall attain complete mineral and water rights to all directly owned territory.

2. The Committee shall consult with leaders and representatives of the Sioux and thereby determine the steps most necessary and suitable with all present-day conditions in mind.

3. Upon passage of this legislation, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Park shall be closed to the public.

Section IV: Effective Date

1. This act takes effect on November 28th, 2019.

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Status: Amendment is now at vote, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.
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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2019, 10:05:48 AM »

Aye

Mount Rushmore is a big tourist attraction that brings a lot of money and investment into the area I imagine. The local economy would suffer a lot if it was closed.
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« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2019, 02:55:18 PM »

Aye for the reasons Tack stated.
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« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2019, 07:16:48 PM »

Aye

Yes it would be dumb to close Mount Rushmore
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« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2019, 08:24:29 PM »

AYE
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« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2019, 10:14:43 PM »

Nay for reasons specified above
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« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2019, 11:28:12 PM »

Nay
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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2019, 05:18:40 PM »

Vote on Amendment S20:09

Aye (4): NC Yankee, OntarioProgressive, Tack50, and TPH
Nay (2): Devout Centrist and Pyro
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (0):

The amendment is adopted.
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« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2019, 02:55:04 AM »

So what is the next steps here?
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« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2019, 09:54:12 AM »

If there are no additional objections, I would propose a final vote.
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« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2019, 04:00:22 PM »

I second the motion
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« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2019, 10:36:28 PM »

A final vote is now open on this bill, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.
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« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2019, 10:36:43 PM »

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« Reply #19 on: October 23, 2019, 05:11:01 AM »

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« Reply #20 on: October 23, 2019, 09:07:39 AM »

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« Reply #21 on: October 23, 2019, 02:41:36 PM »

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« Reply #22 on: October 23, 2019, 03:52:53 PM »

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« Reply #23 on: October 23, 2019, 11:04:24 PM »

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« Reply #24 on: October 24, 2019, 02:51:10 AM »

Vote on Final Passage of the Black Hills Reclamation Act:

Aye (6): Devout Centrist, NC Yankee, Ontario Progressive, Pyro, Tack and TPH
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

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This bill has passed.
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