COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
10:00 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- 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.
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
The Honorable Michael Arcuri
U.S. House of Representatives
24th District (D – NY)
Panel II
Donald Laverdure
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Panel III
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
Steven Woodside
Sonoma County Counsel
On behalf of the California State Association of Counties
Sacramento, California
Riyaz Kanji
Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C.
On behalf of The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Ann Arbor, Michigan
