Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to distribute settlement funds to the Quapaw Nation and its members.
The Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025 establishes a Special Deposit Account, the Quapaw Bear Settlement Trust Account, within the Department of the Interior. It authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to distribute $137,500,000 to the Quapaw Nation and individual members as part of a settlement. The process includes mediation, a hearing, and potential Secretarial Allocation if mediation fails. The Claimants must submit a distribution plan, and the Secretary will distribute the funds accordingly. The Act also defines terms such as "Claimant," "Report," and "Secretary.
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