The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• S. 375 (Smith): To waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property transferred by the United States to two Indian Tribes in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 1696 (Reyes): To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that Tribe.
• H.R. 2863 (DeFazio): To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.
• H.R. 2952 (Kildee): To authorize the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Indians of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Legislative Hearing on S. 375, H.R. 1696, H.R. 2863 and H.R. 2952

When:
Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Congressman Silvestre Reyes, D-TX (H.R. 1696)

Panel 2
Mr. Michael R. Smith, Deputy Bureau Director, Field Operations, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. (S.375, H.R. 2863, H.R. 1696)

Panel 3
Chairman Delores Pigsley, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Siletz, OR (S.375)
Mr. Jack Giffen, Tribal Council Secretary, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Grand Ronde, OR (S.375)
Vice Chairman Tom Younker, Coquille Indian Tribe, North Bend, OR (H.R.2863)
Governor Arturo Senclair, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe, El Paso, TX (H.R. 1696)
Chief Fred Cantu, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Mt. Pleasant, MI (H.R. 2952)

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall