Most importantly, these settlements are a key component of the Federal Government's tribal trust responsibility to create tangible benefits for Indian Country.
For these reasons, I have made passage and enactment of Senate Bill 1125, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act, one...
I fully understand the value of Indian water rights settlements. They are, no doubt, a productive way to resolve conflic...
the process of negotiating this compact has really built some strong fences.
They say that if you aim at nothing, you will hit it, in terms of clear objectives and targets.
The issue is lack of logs. And by the way, it is not lack of available timber.
The decisions that are made by BLM have wide ranging implications for our farmers or ranchers and others' use of land an...
That is why I think transparency, local engagement throughout the process is of utmost importance.
About the time the project is completed, I'm guessing technology will be well ahead of where you end.
I think in places like Montana technology really removes geography as a constraint.
It's still unclear to me what accountability measures FirstNet has in place to ensure that these partnerships happen wit...