From the House Resources Committee:
The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
- H.R. 3742 (Kildee): To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
- H.R. 3697 (Cole): To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3742 and H.R. 3697
When:
Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.
Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable Michael Arcuri
U.S. House of Representatives, 24th District (D – NY)
Panel 2
Mr. Donald Laverdure
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Panel 3
The Honorable Bill Iyall
Chairman
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Longview, Washington
The Honorable Janice Mabee
Chairman
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
Darrington, Washington
The Honorable Sandra Klineburger
Chairwoman
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
Arlington, Washington
The Honorable Richard Blumenthal
Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Hartford, Connecticut
Mr. Steven Woodside
Sonoma County Counsel
On behalf of the California State Association of Counties
Sacramento, California
Mr. Riyaz Kanji
Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C.
On behalf of The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s Web site at:http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.
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