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2012 Annual Tribal Self-Governance Department of the Interior and Department of Health and Human Services Conference April 23-27, 2017 Spokane, Washington Kelly Titensor Bureau of Reclamation Office of Native American and International

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2012 Annual Tribal Self-Governance Department of the Interior and Department of Health and Human Services Conference April 23-27, 2017 Spokane, Washington Kelly Titensor Bureau of Reclamation Office of Native American and International Affairs Washington, DC Contact info: ktitensor@usbr.gov; 202-513-0558 Reclamation website: www.usbr.gov

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Topics to Cover

  • Overview of Reclamation
  • Reclamation’s activities with Indian

tribes

  • Reclamation and Tribal Self-

Governance

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Reclamation Overview

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Bureau of Reclamation Mission Statement:

To manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public

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Reclamation Regions

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The mission of Reclamation’s Native American Program is:

  • to make the benefits of the

Reclamation program available to Indian Tribes, and

  • to fulfill Reclamation’s Indian Trust

responsibilities.

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Reclamation’s Native American Affairs Program

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Director of Reclamation’s Native American Affairs Program Matthew Duchesne - Washington, DC

  • Director of the Native American and International Affairs

Office

  • Leads Reclamation’s overall Native American program
  • Policy guidance to Reclamation pertaining to

Reclamation’s work with Indian Tribes

  • Leads Reclamation’s participation in Interior’s water

rights settlement program

  • Leads and supports Technical Assistance to Tribes

program

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Specific Indian policies, procedures and guidance

  • Indian Sacred Sites - Guidance for

Implementing EO 13007

  • Consultation with Tribal

Governments

  • Indian Trust Responsibility Policy

and Procedures

  • Government-to-Government Action

Plan

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BOR Indian Policies - Overarching Statement of Principle:

“The Bureau of Reclamation will comply with both the letter and the spirit of Federal laws and policies relating to Indians; acknowledge and affirm the special relationship between the United States and Federally recognized Indian tribes; and actively seek partnerships with Indian tribes to ensure that tribes have the opportunity to participate fully in the Reclamation program as they develop and manage their water and related resources.”

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How Reclamation Works

  • Reclamation Law
  • What Reclamation Can and Cannot

Do

  • Project Funding
  • Project Oriented vs. Program

Oriented

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Types of Reclamation activities in Indian Country:

  • Irrigation projects
  • Municipal, rural and industrial (MR&I) water

systems

  • Dam construction
  • Safety of dams
  • Drought relief
  • Emergency assistance
  • Other planning and engineering studies
  • Implementation of water rights settlements
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Excerpts from Reclamation’s 1996 Government-to-Government Action Plan and Commissioner’s transmittal memorandum: “The United States has a unique legal relationship with federally recognized American Indian tribes, based on tribal powers of self-government. Reclamation has a responsibility to uphold this special relationship and to implement its activities in a manner consistent with it.” “The underlying policy of the Self-Determination and Self-Governance programs is to provide tribal governments with opportunities to exercise their governmental powers.”

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Reclamation Activities in Indian Country

  • Funds for work benefitting tribes: $189

million from Reclamation’s enacted discretionary budget in FY14; $185 million in FY15; $240 million in FY16.

  • Compares to overall discretionary

enacted budgets of around $1 billion

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Work carried out under P.L. 93-638

  • Title I and Title IV
  • Generally over 50% of Reclamation

discretionary appropriated funding benefiting tribes is carried out under PL 93- 638 (both titles)

  • Title I and IV: About $110 million in FY14;

$114 million in FY15; $162 million in FY16 from discretionary funds.

  • Title IV Annual Funding Agreements:$56

million in FY14; $40 million in FY15; $61 million in FY16.

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Reclamation’s FY2016 Title IV AFAs:

  • 5 AFAs with 5 tribes in annual aggregate

amount of about $52 million/year.

  • Tribes with AFAs entered into:

– Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boys Reservation – Gila River Indian Community – Hoopa Valley Tribe – Karuk Tribe – Yurok Tribe

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Federal Register Notice:

  • Components of the following water resource projects

listed below may be eligible for inclusion in a self- governance annual funding agreement. This list was developed with consideration of the proximity of identified self-governance tribes to Reclamation projects.

  • 1. Klamath Project, California and Oregon
  • 2. Trinity River Fishery, California
  • 3. Central Arizona Project, Arizona and New Mexico
  • 4. Rocky Boy’s/North Central Montana Regional Water System,

Montana

  • 5. Indian Water Rights Settlement Projects, as Congressionally

authorized

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Typical language included in FR Notice (continued):

  • Reclamation also has some programs under which

funding may be provided for specific tribal projects which qualify under the applicable program criteria, subject to available funding. When such projects are for the benefit of Self-Governance tribes, the projects, or portions thereof, may be eligible for inclusion in Self- Governance funding agreements.

  • Upon the request of a Self-Governance tribe,

Reclamation will also consider for inclusion in funding agreements, other programs or activities which Reclamation determines to be eligible under Section 403(b)(2) or 403(c) of the Act.

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Contact us to learn more …

Regional Offices or Area Offices

  • - Indian program manager/coordinator/contact
  • - Reclamation program manager/contact
  • - Other project official

Commissioner’s Office

  • - Native American and International Affairs

Office

  • - Reclamation program manager
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Key contact info

Internet: www.usbr.gov/native

  • - links to information about

programs and projects, names

  • f program contacts

Phone:

  • -202-513-00553: Native

American and International Affairs Office

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The End...Thank you

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Pictures of Typical Projects

If there is time…

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GRIC Irrigation Project- Feeder Canal Siphon

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GRIC-Canal 13 in operation

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GRIC-Completed drop and check structure

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Rocky Boys/North Central Rural Water Project- Water Transmission Main

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Rocky Boys/North Central Rural Water Project: Raw Water Intake Structure

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Rocky Boys/North Central Rural Water Project-Raw Water Transmission Line

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Rocky Boys/North Central Rural Water Project-Raw Water Intake

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Trinity River Fisheries Enhancements

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Trinity River Fisheries Enhancements

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Trinity River Fisheries Enhancement

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Trinity River Fisheries Enhancements

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Trinity River Fisheries Enhancements