The Senate Indian Affairs Committee holds its first legislative hearing of the 113th Congress on Wednesday.

The committee will consider S.434, the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act. It ratifies a water rights compact between the Blackfeet Nation and the state of Montana.

Also on the agenda is S.611, the Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act. It would authorize a land exchange between Sandia Pueblo and the federal government in an area that was created Congress by the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act of 2003.

The hearing takes place at 2:30pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. The witness list follows:

Panel # 1
The Honorable Max Baucus
Senator, United States Senate

Panel # 2
The Honorable Kevin Washburn
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

The Honorable Shannon Augare
Councilman, Blackfeet Nation

The Honorable Jay Weiner
Assistant Attorney General, State of Montana

Mr. Cal Joyner
Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Honorable Stuart Paisano
Councilman, Pueblo of Sandia

Committee Notice:
LEGISLATIVE HEARING to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 434, S. 611 (May 8, 2013)