Funds that would become available through S. 438, the IRRIGATE Act, would enable the tribes to continue this effort.
we encourage members of this committee to do all that is their power to help in moving the IRRIGATE Act forward successf...
Not only can we do this, we must do this.
Rehabilitation will become a priority rather than an afterthought.
Through the efforts led by Senator Mike Enzi, a Federal appropriation of $3.72M was secured in 2005 and 2006.
the tribes have encouraged irrigators to form water user associations.
Yes, Senator Barrasso. In many cases, that is the case.
the funding from this bill is simply vital to our efforts.
we strongly endorse S. 438, the 'Irrigation Rehabilitation and Renovation for Indian Tribal Governments and Their Econom...
We believe the NIIP might satisfy the eligibility criteria provided in S.438.
We also encourage members of the Committee to do all in their power in moving the IRRIGATE Act forward successfully.
These projects were supposed to be self sustaining and they never were, honestly.
Thank you for considering these comments and including them in the record.
the Eastern Shoshone and the Northern Arapaho Tribes strongly endorse S. 438.
We thank Chairman John Barrasso for introducing this bill and we look forward to working with him on its passage.
The EPA has proposed a rule that will increase its regulatory authority far beyond current policy.
This overreach will impact families and businesses across the country.
It would allow the EPA almost unconstrained access to regulate and burden landowners with endless environmental studies.
