The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 5023 (Grijalva): To prescribe procedures for effective consultation and coordination by Federal agencies with federally recognized Indian tribes regarding Federal Government activities that impact tribal lands and interests to ensure that meaningful tribal input is an integral part of the Federal decision-making process. “Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Executive Consultation with Tribes Act, RESPECT Act”
H.R. 4384 (Matheson): To establish the Utah Navajo Trust Fund Commission, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5468 (McKeon): To take certain Federal lands in Mono County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. “Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2010”
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Subject: House Natural Resources Committee
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5023, H.R. 4384 and H.R. 5468
When:
Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable Jim Matheson (H.R. 4384)
U.S. House of Representatives (UT-02)
The Honorable Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (H.R. 5468)
U.S. House of Representatives (CA-25)
Panel 2
Paul Tsosie (H.R. 5023, H.R. 4384, H.R. 5468)
Chief of Staff
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Robert A. Williams Jr. (H.R. 5023)
Professor of Law and American Indian Studies
James E. Rogers College of Law
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
