• H.R. 3742 (Kildee): To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
  
  
• H.R. 3697 (Cole): To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

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Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3742 and H.R. 3697

When:
Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1

The Honorable Michael Arcuri
U.S. House of Representatives, 24^th District (D - NY)

Panel 2

Mr. Donald Laverdure
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.

Panel 3

The Honorable Bill Iyall
Chairman
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Longview, Washington

The Honorable Janice Mabee
Chairman
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
Darrington, Washington

The Honorable Sandra Klineburger (Attachment)
Chairwoman
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
Arlington, Washington

The Honorable Richard Blumenthal
Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Hartford, Connecticut

Mr. Steven Woodside (Attachment 1) (Attachment 2) (Attachment 3)
Sonoma County Counsel
On behalf of the California State Association of Counties
Sacramento, California

Mr. Riyaz Kanji
Kanji & Katzen, P.L.L.C.
On behalf of The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Opening Statement:
Chairman Nick J. Rahall, II