Joint Hearing
Committee on Indian Affairs
and
Subcommittee on Water and Power
of the
Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
on
S. 1899, the Chippewa Cree Tribe Water Right Settlement Act
S. 1771, the Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 1998


Wednesday, June 24, 1998
2:30 p.m.
628 Dirksen Senate Building


Begining June 1998, all witness statements will be posted in an Adobe Acrobat format.
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CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

VICE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

WITNESS LIST

S. 1899, Chippewa Cree Tribe


PANEL I

The Honorable Robert Anderson, Counselor to the Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

PANEL II

The Honorable Roger St. Pierre, Vice Chairman, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boys Reservation, Box Elder, Montana; Chairman, Tribal Water Rights Negotiating Team. Accompanied by Paul Rusette, Director Water Resourcese and Ms. Yvonne Knight, Tribal Attorney.

Mr. Chris D. Tweeten, Chairman, Montana Reserved Rights Compact Commission, Helena, Montana. Accompanied by Ms. Barbara Cousens, Legal Council.

S. 1771, Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 1998


WITNESS LIST


The Honorable Wayne Allard, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.

PANEL I

The Honorable Eluid Martinez, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

PANEL II

The Honorable Gale Norton, Attorney General, State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado

Mr. Tom Turney, State Engineer (New Mexico) Santa Fe, New Mexico

PANEL III

The Honorable Clement Frost, Chairman, Southern Ute Tribal Council, Ignacio, Colorado

The Honorable Judy Knight-Frank, Chairperson, Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council, Towaoc, Colorado

Mr. Fred Kroeger, President, Southwest Water Conservancy District, Durango, Colorado

Mr. Mark Duncan, Representative, San Juan Commission, Farmington, New Mexico

PANEL IV

Ms. Lori Potter, Esq., Sierra Club, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Jim Decker, Tax-Payers for the Animas, Durango, Colorado

Mr. Sage Remington, Southern Ute Grassroots Organization, Durango, Colorado