Raúl Grijalva: “Unfortunately, this bill, which resulted from that process, is a non-starter.”

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

This law would apply to all of our public lands, including national parks, wilderness areas, and BLM land.

I look forward to working with you, Madam Chair, and the other members of the Subcommittee to move this bipartisan bill in a similar bipartisan manner.

We cannot have meaningful tribal consultations as long as the mining industry has the automatic right to mine wherever they stake a claim.