On the recordDecember 2, 2015
Mr. Chairman, to clarify, this amendment does not violate treaty rights, and to suggest it does is disingenuous and false. This is about fairness. It is not about two tribes. It is about fairness of a process. It would be unprecedented for the Army Corps of Engineers to bypass the EIS to make a decision, and that is what this amendment does. It is not about coal. It is not about commodities, nor is it about treaty rights because, quite frankly, the Crow Tribe in Montana has treaty rights, too. This is not to pit one poor nation against a rich nation. It is about simple fairness. It would be unprecedented for the Army Corps of Engineers or any government body to give judgment before the process is complete, and that is what we are asking for. The EIS is the process that needs to be done. Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. McKinley). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Gene Green of Texas The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 14 printed in House Report 114-359.
