This is a letter from the Tanana Chiefs Conference in opposition to this resolution. Who is this conference made up of, you might ask? It is made up of 37 federally recognized Tribes and villages across the Yukon River Basin. These Tribes served as cooperating agencies in the RMP development process working to ensure protection for critical salmon habitat and other interests, and they endorsed the RMP after extensive consultation. They oppose this resolution, among many others. My view is very simple. This hammer that Republicans have proposed risks precluding these agencies from engaging in any type of rulemaking or resource management planning that is substantially similar to the resource management plan before us. I will give a simple example of what that looks like in practice. This Central Yukon Resource Management Plan opens up 11 million acres to selection by eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans under the Dingell Act.
Joe Neguse: “This is a letter from the Tanana Chiefs Conference in opposition to this resolution. Who is this conference made up of…”
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Addressing opposition to a resolution related to resource management planning.
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