02/23/2021
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"While we have no UIOs in Alaska, it is my understanding these organizations in the lower 48 have found the Confer process with IHS to be beneficial."
"It sounds like not an idea situation as you are looking to literally truck water from a fire hydrant."
"We know that settling water rights through negotiated settlements approved by Congress continues to be the best way to deliver wet water to tribes."
"This legislation is directing the Chief of the Forest Service and the tribe to enter into an MOU to protect and enhance wild and scenic river systems, all done in cooperation with the tribe."