Audio: House Resources hearing on land-into-trust
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Filed Under:
Law
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Trust
The
House Natural
Resources Committee held a hearing this morning to discuss a fix to the
U.S. Supreme Court
decision in
Carcieri
v. Salazar.
The decision restricts the land-into-trust process to tribes that were "under federal jurisdiction"in 1934.
H.R.3697
and
H.R.3742
amend the
Indian
Reorganization Act to ensure that all tribes, regardless of the date of
recognition, can benefit.
The Obama administration testified in support of both bills. Tribal leaders also strongly supported a fix.
Connecticut
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Steven Woodside, the counsel for
Sonoma
County, California, who testified on behalf of the
California State Association of
Counties opposed a fix unless it addresses other land-into-trust issues such as tax impacts on local and state governments.
The hearing lasted about 2 hours and 15 minutes. You can download audio clips below:
• Opening Statements
Panel 1 - Testimony |
Q&A
The Honorable Michael
Arcuri
The Honorable Tom Cole
Panel 2 -
Testimony |
Q&A
Mr. Donald Laverdure
Deputy Assistant Secretary
of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of
the Interior
Panel 3 -
Testimony Part 1 |
Testimony Part 2 |
Q&A
The Honorable Bill Iyall
Chairman, Cowlitz Indian Tribe
The
Honorable Janice Mabee
Chairman, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
The Honorable Sandra Klineburger
Chairwoman, Stillaguamish Tribe of
Indians
The Honorable Richard Blumenthal
Attorney General of Connecticut
Mr. Steven Woodside
Sonoma County Counsel, On
behalf of the California
State Association of Counties
Mr. Riyaz Kanji
Kanji & Katzen, On behalf
of the Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Committee Notice:
Full
Committee Legislative Hearing On H.R. 3742 And H.R. 3697 (November 4, 2009)
Land-Into-Trust Fix:
S.1703
|
H.R.3697
|
H.R.3742
Supreme Court Decision:
Syllabus
|
Opinion
[Thomas] |
Concurrence
[Breyer] |
Dissent
[Stevens] |
Concurrence/Dissent
[Souter]
Supreme Court Documents:
Oral
Argument Transcript |
Briefs
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Byron Dorgan:
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