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Committee hears amendment on treaty payments language; DNR urges caution and fiscal clarity
Summary
An amended bill addressing treaty‑related payments and authorization language was laid over after DNR testimony warned of fiscal consequences, existing statutory formulas and potential tribal disputes; DNR asked the legislature to proceed cautiously.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Lawmakers laid over House File 820 as amended after discussion about statutory formulas for treaty‑related payments and the fiscal implications of modifying existing agreements with bands that hold retained rights.
Representative Jordan moved an A1 amendment and Republican and Democratic members discussed the amendment’s intent to address timing and authorization questions connected to an underlying 1854 treaty agreement. Reid Lobough, representing the 1854 Treaty Authority, said the amendment was…
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