[CircleUp] From Sonosky et al==Fwd: Senate Indian Affairs Committee Draft Tribal Highway Reauthorization Bill

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From: "Jen Thomas" <JTHOMAS at SONOSKY.COM>

Date: March 11, 2009 1:01:36 PM PDT

To: "James E. Glaze" <JGLAZE at SONOSKY.COM>, "Matthew S. Jaffe"
<MJAFFE at SONOSKY.COM>

Cc: "Joshua A. Arnold" <JArnold at SONOSKY.COM>

Subject: Senate Indian Affairs Committee Draft Tribal Highway
Reauthorization Bill

 

Good Afternoon Everyone,

 

We are delighted to report that the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has
developed a draft Tribal Highway Reauthorization Bill that it will be
posting later today on its website for comment prior to introduction.  The
proposed legislation is attached to this email.  We have not yet had the
opportunity to review the bill carefully, but we understand that the bill
includes all of the Tribal proposals set out in the NCAI-ITA White Paper and
draft legislative package, except for the provisions authorizing suit
against the BIA for failures to transfer IRR Program funds to Tribes within
the 30-day mandate.  We are particularly pleased that the proposal includes
the funding levels proposed in the White Paper.  We greatly commend the
Committee and its staff for their hard work in putting this bill together.

 

The Committee is seeking comment on the bill, and we will be reviewing it
carefully over the next few days.

 

This is a very exciting step towards achieving Tribal goals in the Highway
Reauthorization Bill and was only possible because Tribal leaders,
transportation officials and advocates have spent the past two years working
so hard to develop the consensus positions set out in the White Paper.  Many
thanks to all who have worked on this issue.

 

As always, we remind those who are not our clients that we are providing
this information as a courtesy and for informational purposes only.  We do
not intend to provide legal advice by sharing this information with you.
Please let us know if you would like us to remove your e-mail address from
our Tribal transportation contact list. 

 

Best regards,

 

Jim Glaze

Matt Jaffe

Jen Thomas

 

Jennifer J Thomas

Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP

1425 K St. NW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 682-0240

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