The tribe supports H.R. 3973, and we believe the bill is a good start and can be expanded to provide more support for tribal energy development.
The fact is we need 10 times as many permits to be approved, and would benefit from one-stop shop.
If you are a Nation, why couldn't you offer those credits yourselves to the interested people in Kinetic Energy, et cetera?
I say this without any hesitation.
I want to assure everybody there is no attempt in this bill to lose the trust responsibility to the tribes.
I interpret this to mean the Secretary believes tribal lands are really public lands that belong to all American people.
nobody consults with you guys, really, in seriousness. They will tell you why you can't do it, but they won't help you get it done.
I want you to know that. If we have to have them, I believe in the one-stop shop.
I agree. The sense is you don't lose the trustability for the Federal Government.
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