compensation for the past and continued use of Spo-
kane tribal land for the production of hydropower at 
Grand Coulee Dam; and 
(17) by vote of the Spokane tribal membership, 
the Spokane Tribe has resolved that the payments 
and land transfers made pursuant to this Act con-
stitute fair and equitable compensation for the past 
and continued use of Spokane Tribal land for the 
production of hydropower at Grand Coulee Dam. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to provide fair and equi-
table compensation to the Spokane Tribe for the use of 
its land for the generation of hydropower by the Grand 
Coulee Dam. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Bonneville 
Power Administration or the head of any successor 
agency, corporation, or entity that markets power 
produced at Grand Coulee Dam. 
(2) COLVILLE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘Colville Settlement Agreement’’ means the 
Settlement Agreement entered into between the 
United States and the Colville Tribes, signed by the
United States on April 21, 1994, and by the Colville 
Tribes on April 16, 1994, to settle the claims of the 
Colville Tribes in Docket 181–D of the Indian 
Claims Commission, which docket was transferred to 
the United States Court of Federal Claims. 
(3) COLVILLE
TRIBES.—The term ‘‘Colville 
Tribes’’ means the Confederated Tribes of the 
Colville Reservation. 
(4) COMPUTED ANNUAL PAYMENT.—The term 
‘‘Computed Annual Payment’’ means the payment 
calculated under paragraph 2.b. of the Colville Set-
tlement Agreement, without regard to any increase 
or decrease in the payment under section 2.d. of the 
agreement. 
(5) CONFEDERATED
TRIBES
ACT.—The term 
‘‘Confederated Tribes Act’’ means the Confederated 
Tribes of the Colville Reservation Grand Coulee 
Dam Settlement Act (108 Stat. 4577). 
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Spo-
kane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund established 
by section 5. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) SPOKANE BUSINESS COUNCIL.—The term 
‘‘Spokane Business Council’’ means the governing
body of the Spokane Tribe under the constitution of 
the Spokane Tribe. 
(9) SPOKANE
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Spokane 
Tribe’’ means the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the 
Spokane Reservation, Washington. 
SEC. 5. SETTLEMENT FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States an interest- 
bearing trust fund to be known as the ‘‘Spokane Tribe 
of Indians Settlement Fund’’, consisting of— 
(1) amounts deposited in the Fund under sub-
section (b); and 
(2) any interest earned on investment of 
amounts in the Fund. 
(b) DEPOSITS.—From amounts made available under 
section 11— 
(1) for fiscal year 2006, the Secretary shall de-
posit in the Fund $17,800,000; and 
(2) for each of the 4 fiscal years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall deposit in the Fund $12,800,000. 
(c) MAINTENANCE AND INVESTMENT OF FUND.— 
The Fund shall be maintained and invested by the Sec-
retary in accordance with the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 
U.S.C. 162a).
(d) PAYMENT OF FUNDS TO SPOKANE BUSINESS 
COUNCIL.— 
(1) REQUEST.—At any time after funds are de-
posited in the Fund, the Spokane Business Council 
may submit to the Secretary written notice of the 
adoption by the Spokane Business Council of a reso-
lution requesting that the Secretary pay all or a por-
tion of the amounts in the Fund to the Spokane 
Business Council. 
(2) PAYMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
receipt of a notice under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall pay the amount requested to the Spo-
kane Business Council. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) CULTURAL RESOURCE REPOSITORY AND IN-
TERPRETIVE CENTER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the initial deposit 
under subsection (b)(1), $5,000,000 shall be 
used by the Spokane Business Council for the 
planning, design, construction, equipping, and 
continuing operation and maintenance of a Cul-
tural Resource Repository and Interpretive Cen-
ter to— 
(i) house, preserve, and protect the 
burial remains, funerary objects, and other
cultural resources affected by the operation 
of the Grand Coulee Dam; and 
(ii) provide an interpretive and edu-
cational facility regarding the culture and 
history of the Spokane Tribe. 
(B) EFFECT.—The funding under sub-
paragraph (A) does not alter or affect any au-
thority, obligation, or responsibility of the 
United States under— 
(i) the Native American Graves Pro-
tection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 
3001 et seq.); 
(ii) the Archaeological Resources Pro-
tection Act (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.); 
(iii) the National Historic Preserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); or 
(iv) the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(2) OTHER USES.—Of all other amounts depos-
ited in the Fund (including interest generated on 
those amounts)— 
(A) 25 percent shall be— 
(i) reserved by the Spokane Business 
Council; and