The document from Carl Albert to Rex Collins discusses legislation providing appropriations for paying the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians for their segregated coal and asphalt lands. Carl Albert explains that the matter cannot be settled through a rider on an appropriation bill and that the government has already taken into account the value and equities of the land. He suggests that administratively, small operators should be protected in their right to lease from the government. Rex Collins expresses concern about the concentration of coal lands being purchased from Indians and turned over to the Bureau of Mines, which he believes will harm small operators in the area. He requests that a rider be added to the appropriation bill to require the government to sell the land to present leases and limit the amount of land one entity can acquire.

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The Coal Lands Controversy: A Call for Action

Identifier:
CAC_CC_001_4_6_59_0004
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Coal Lands Controversy: A Call for Action
Date Created:
1949-03-17
EDTF:
1949-03-17
Creator:
Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Carl Albert Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146
Description:
The document from Carl Albert to Rex Collins discusses legislation providing appropriations for paying the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians for their segregated coal and asphalt lands. Carl Albert explains that the matter cannot be settled through a rider on an appropriation bill and that the government has already taken into account the value and equities of the land. He suggests that administratively, small operators should be protected in their right to lease from the government. Rex Collins expresses concern about the concentration of coal lands being purchased from Indians and turned over to the Bureau of Mines, which he believes will harm small operators in the area. He requests that a rider be added to the appropriation bill to require the government to sell the land to present leases and limit the amount of land one entity can acquire.
Policy Area:
Native Americans, Public Lands and Natural Resources
Names:
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Chickasaw Nation
Topic:
Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Congress:
81st (1949-1951)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_1_4_6_59_0000, Box, 6, 59, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages