SUBCOMMITTEE ON INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE AFFAIRS
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 4027 (Matheson), To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled “An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 4194 (Young of AK), To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes.

OPENING STATEMENT:

The Honorable Don Young
Chairman

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Tim Spisak (H.R. 4027 & H.R. 4194)
Deputy Assistant Director
Mineral and Realty Management
The Bureau of Land Management
Washington, D.C.

Panel II

The Honorable Irene Cuch (H.R. 4027)
Chairwoman
Ute Indian Tribe Business Council
Ft. Duchesne, Utah

Stephanie Thiele Thompson (H.R. 4194)
President
Alexander Creek, Inc.
Anchorage, Alaska
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Kevin Carter (H.R. 4027)
Director
State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Land Administration
Salt Lake City, Utah

Paul Spitler (H.R. 4027)
Director of Wilderness Policy
The Wilderness Society
Washington, D.C.
(Truth in Testimony Form)