As someone who has lived among Native Americans my entire life, tribal consultation and Congress's trust responsibility to Tribes is very important to me.
When the Oak Flat Picnic and Campground was withdrawn in 1955... it made no mention of tribal sacred sites.
Letters of support from the State government delegation of the affected region: Governor Jan Brewer, State Senator Barb ...
I want the record very, very clear.
There is no substitute for, one, skipping over NEPA and doing it after the fact where there is no enforceability.
I came here today to urge you to join me, and the citizens of Pinal County, in support of this land exchange.
If there would have been agreement, 'Let's do NEPA now,' we would be waiting and resolving and debating what the remedia...
I encourage you to read these letters, these petitions, and hear from your citizens and what they are telling you.
I would like to point out that Section 4 of H.R. 687 specifically requires the same appraisal standards that the agencie...
There are no shortcuts. There are absolutely no shortcuts.
There would be no shortcuts for the NEPA process in regards to the way this language is written.