• H.R. 5608 (Rahall): To establish regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials in the development of Federal policies that have tribal implications, to strengthen the United States government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes, and to reduce the imposition of unfunded mandates upon Indian tribes. "Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments Act"
  
  
• H.R. 3522 (T. Udall): To ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly, and for other purposes.

• H.R.3490 (Radanovich): To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria, and for other purposes. "Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2007"

• S. 2457 (Lieberman): A bill to provide for extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe.
  
  
• H.R. 5680 (Grijalva): To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans to make certain adjustments, and for other purposes.

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5608, H.R. 3522, H.R. 3490, S. 2457 and H.R. 5680

When:
Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1 (H.R. 5608)
The Honorable James Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
The Honorable Philip N. Hogen, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission (Attachment #1) (Attachment #2) (Attachment #3)
Mr. Robert McSwain, Acting Director, Indian Health Service

Panel 2 (H.R. 5608)
The Honorable Joe Shirley, President, The Navajo Nation
The Honorable Buford Rolin, Chairman, Poarch Band of Creek Indians (Attachment #1)
The Honorable Gerald Danforth, Chairman, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Panel 3 (H.R. 5680, H.R. 3522, H.R. 3490, S. 2457)
Mr. Jerry Gidner, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Panel 4
The Honorable Valerie Welsh-Tahbo, Secretary, Colorado River Indian Tribes (H.R. 5680)
The Honorable Kevin Day, Chairman, Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribe (H.R. 3490) (Attachment #1)
Ms. Fidelia Andy, Chairwoman, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (H.R. 5680)
Mr. Dennis Lee Forsgren, Jr., Consultant, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida (H.R. 5680)

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall