Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 4370 & S. 4505
Date: July 25, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Dirksen
Room: 628

S.4370, the Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024. The bill ensures that Alaska Native corporations can participate in stewardship of federal forest lands. It also addresses a requirement that has limited tribal participation on lands important to their communities.

S.4505, the Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024. The bill settles the water rights of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Basin of New Mexico.

PANEL 1
Ms. Tracy Canard Goodluck [TESTIMONY]
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.

Mr. John Crockett [TESTIMONY]
Associate Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C.

The Honorable Larry M. Phillips, Jr. [TESTIMONY]
Governor
Pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico

The Honorable Thora Padilla [TESTIMONY]
President
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Mescalero, New Mexico

Mr. Benjamin Mallott [TESTIMONY]
President-Elect
Alaska Federation of Natives
Anchorage, Alaska

Business Meeting to consider S. 2783, S. 3406, S. 4000, S. 4365 and Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 4370 & S. 4505 (July 25, 2024)