We passed an adaptation bill out of this Committee last year, and I hope that we can do so again this year.

to continue to emphasize the United States Attorneys' trust responsibility to investigate and prosecute violent crimes in Indian Country, particularly major crimes.

The fact is, over decades, many decades, the Federal Government has not met those promises and not kept its trust responsibility.

We are trying very hard on this Committee to find ways to improve law enforcement, to begin to push this Congress, push the Presidents to meet our trust responsibility and meet our obligations.

we are pleased that the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 we believe contains thoughtful provisions that address some of these issues.

we will be, economically, very vulnerable without an adaptation plan.

I believe there are few souls as talented, enterprising, and experienced as John Jarvis to take the reins and move our park system into the next century.

Mr. Jarvis has been a tremendous Ambassador for our parks gateway programs, building relationships that are so essential to the park system.

Our national park systems depict what we are about as a Nation. They embody our values and our heritage.

Thank you, Commissioner Connor. We appreciate you being here today and we will look forward to hearing more about the work of the Bureau of Reclamation on important water issues.

The bills we are going to cover today are in the area of water resource management.

The United States Government has a fiduciary responsibility to the Tule River Indian Tribe.

S. 1080, introduced by Senators McCain and Kyl, will clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to C.C.

S. 789, introduced by Senator Feinstein, requires the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct a study of feasibility and sustainability of a reservoir that would be a key component of an Indian water rights settlement in California.

Good afternoon. We are going to convene this Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Energy Committee.

S. 637, introduced by Senators Baucus and Tester, authorizing the construction of regional water systems in eastern Montana and a portion of North Dakota.

I look forward to hearing the testimony of the Department of the Interior and others on these issues.

The Skagit River watershed supports one of the largest wintering bald eagle concentrations in the lower 48 States.

First, I would like to talk about why designating part of Illabot Creek in Skagit County as a Wild and Scenic River is so important to Washington State.

Obviously, after 12 years of studying, research found that native or functionally sterile fish at a low population density in certain carefully selected lakes would not lead to impairment of the Park Service resources.

A special value that is recognized by many people.

The feasibility study listed some of the benefits to habitat and other species that exist there by doing this. Is that correct?

I have heard from many of my constituents in and around the North Cascades National Park, and they want the fish stocking to continue.

Why did the Park Service change the policy here, the management approach in the 1980s?

I have also heard from constituents who are concerned about the potential impacts of continued fish stocking.