Reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Hearing Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session on Proposed Reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, May 21, 2003, Washington, DC. |
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... you just put it to the side and kind of keep it available to you because , as we go through and discuss what is on this slide , I think it will help you under- stand these relationships that I have just discussed . In 8.
... you just put it to the side and kind of keep it available to you because , as we go through and discuss what is on this slide , I think it will help you under- stand these relationships that I have just discussed . In 8.
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... relationships that I have just discussed . In the Office of the Secretary , the Secretary has designated the Deputy Sec- retary ... relationship , there may be an ownership rela- tionship . With fractionation as it is today , the average ...
... relationships that I have just discussed . In the Office of the Secretary , the Secretary has designated the Deputy Sec- retary ... relationship , there may be an ownership rela- tionship . With fractionation as it is today , the average ...
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... relationship . We had a Task Force and the Government walked away from the Task Force last fall and we have not met since . I would like to state for the record that on May 29 the tribes will be convening a task force . If it is by ...
... relationship . We had a Task Force and the Government walked away from the Task Force last fall and we have not met since . I would like to state for the record that on May 29 the tribes will be convening a task force . If it is by ...
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... relationship and the agreements among the Consortium tribes and with the Pacific Regional Office be preserved and , if I may say so , protected by establishing a pilot project that maintains the working relationship with the Consor ...
... relationship and the agreements among the Consortium tribes and with the Pacific Regional Office be preserved and , if I may say so , protected by establishing a pilot project that maintains the working relationship with the Consor ...
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... relationships with Indian tribes . The tribal leadership of the Trust Reform Task Force made a concentrated effort to get DOI to incorporate a list of general trust principals that could be used as reference points for all trust ...
... relationships with Indian tribes . The tribal leadership of the Trust Reform Task Force made a concentrated effort to get DOI to incorporate a list of general trust principals that could be used as reference points for all trust ...
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Agency Superintendent Agreement Assistant Secretary BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL beneficiaries BIA and OST BIA Reorganization BITAM budget Bureau of Indian business processes Cobell Congress Consortium tribes consultation create Deputy Special Trustee developed employees ensure fiduciary trust going Hoopa implementation Indian Affairs Indian country Indian tribes Indian Trust Asset Interior issues ITMA land leasing line of authority management of trust management standards Native American Navajo Nation NCAI Office of Special operations organizational oversight Pacific Regional Office Participating tribes QUAPAW Rancheria re-engineering Redding Rancheria regional and agency Regional Director relationship reorganization plan Ross Swimmer SANGREY self-determination self-determination and self-governance Senator CONRAD SWIMMER Tex G tribal governments tribal leaders Tribal Trust Reform trust activities trust administration Trust Asset Management Trust Funds Management trust management trust officers trust programs Trust Reform Task trust resource management trust responsibility trust services trust standards trust system trust transactions U.S. SENATOR USET Yurok Tribe
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Page 50 - account" for "the daily and annual balance of all funds held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian which are deposited or invested pursuant to the Act of June 24, 1938.
Page 46 - OST would receive a $123 million increase - to $275 million - which is partially offset by a $63 million cut to the BIA Construction and an $8 million cut to Indian Water and Claims Settlements. Of BIA Construction accounts, Education Construction will lose $32 million — despite a terrible backlog of new school construction needs that everyone agrees must be addressed.
Page 46 - ... grant, we are embarked upon a program to improve service to the public and to ultimately blend together bus and rail operations in a manner best calculated to provide an effective and efficient mass transportation system. Before turning to General Graham for a more detailed presentation of our program, I would like to express our appreciation to this committee for its support in moving this great transit objective ahead. We believe that we are well along the road in meeting the charter imposed...
Page 49 - Second, fractionated interests in individual Indian allotted land continue to expand exponentially with each new generation. Today, there are approximately four million owner interests in the 10 million acres of individually owned trust lands.
Page 50 - NCAI believes that it is critical for Congress to substantively address the underlying issues of transparency and accountability in fixing the trust system. We would greatly encourage the Committee to take up trust reform legislation that would hold the DOI to the ordinary standards of a trustee, and we would be pleased to work with you in developing that legislation. Core Business...
Page 50 - ... with payments received. The accounting system most often begins with the receipt of a check that is assumed to be accurate and timely. Implementing an effective lease recording system that is integrated with the title and accounting systems is a primary need for the Indian trust system. Accounting — The DOI needs to develop accounting systems that will integrate and verify information from one function into another (from title to leasing to accounting). The DOI should also set out what oversight...
Page 48 - DOI's efforts to fulfill its trust responsibilities, diminish the ability to productively use and manage trust resources, and threaten the capacity of tribes to provide secure political and economic homelands for their members. If allowed to continue unabated, fractionation will eventually overwhelm systems for trust administration and exact enormous costs for both the Administration and tribal communities. Reduction of fractional interests will increase the likelihood of more productive economic...
Page 47 - ... consultation with the tribes and individuals whose accounts are at stake. We are extremely concerned that the lack of definition of the responsibilities and authorities of new OST offices will cause serious conflicts with the functions performed by the BIA Agency Superintendents and/or Indian tribes. The authority and role of the proposed Trust Officers need much more explanation. Moreover, we believe that the funding and staff needs to flow directly to the agency and regional levels — not...
Page 36 - Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the committee thank you for the invitation to speak to you today on such a critical problem in Indian country.
Page 25 - I now offer it for the record. The CHAIRMAN. It will be included in the record. (The...