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Nava vajo jo Nation ion Grazi zing ng Commi mmittee ttee Execut cutive ive Board Challenges in Enforcing Grazing Laws Navaj ajo Natio ion n Resourc ources and Deve velopm pment nt Committee tee Public Meetin ing Fire Rock k
Nava vajo jo Nation ion Grazi zing ng Commi mmittee ttee Execut cutive ive Board
Navaj ajo Natio ion n Resourc
velopm pment nt Committee tee Public Meetin ing Fire Rock k Casino, no, Church rch Rock k ,New w Mexi xico co July y 14, 2012 12
Challenges in Enforcing Grazing Laws
DGCM CM Ex Exec ecutiv utive e Boar ard Wilbert ert Ben en Lee ee, Ch Chai airpe rperson rson (Northern) rthern) Eugene ne Ts Tso, Vice ce Chairpe rperson rson (Chinle le) Les eslie lie Williams, ams, Sec ecretary etary (NPL) PL) Calvi vin n Begay, , Member ber (Weste tern) rn) Willis is Nez, , Member ber (Ft. Defianc ance)
Dutie ies and d Respons sponsibi ibili liti ties es
vestock Inven entor torie ies, , and d follo low ups .
vestock va vacc ccin inat atio ions and d Brand andin ing. g.
ange, win indmill dmill , spring ing, , and d earthe then n dam m assessmen essments ts
ange dispute pute resolu
ion.
esti tigat gate e trespas pass s and d dispu putes. es.
esite e lease ase Field eld clea earan ances. es.
and with thdraw rawal al field ld clear earan ances. ces.
sement t and d rights ghts of f way y fi field ld clea earan ances es.
ecommen end d grazin zing permit mit trans nsfers. fers.
ecommen end d Land and use e permit mit issuan uance ce and d transfers. nsfers.
thly Grazin zing g Meeti etings gs for Permit ittees tees and nd Land and users rs.
hly Agen ency Grazin zing g Meetin etings gs fo for Agenc ency issue ues.
thly Planni nning g Meet etin ings. gs.
thly Chapter hapter Meet etin ings. gs.
Navaj vajo Natio ion 16, 6,363 363,837.9 ,837.91 Acres res
Northe hern rn Agency ncy 2,695, 95,08 089. 9.46 46 Ac. 20 Members rs 134, 4,754 754.473 .473 Acres / m member Western tern Agency ncy 6,032, 32,083.16 083.16 Ac. 18 Members rs 335, 5,115 115.73 .73 Acres / M Member ber Chinl nle Agency ncy 2,272, 72,932 932 Ac. 14 Members rs 162, 2,352 352.29 .29 Acres / M Member ber Fort Defiance iance Agency ncy 3,596, 96,672.71 672.71 Ac. 26 Members rs 138, 8,333.57 333.57 Ac Acres es / Member er Easter ter Nava vajo jo Agency ncy 2,267, 67,54 540. 0.58 58 Ac. 20 Member bers 113, 3,377 377.03 .03 Acres / M Member ber
Fundi ding ng Challen enge ges s Bi-weekly stipend (twice a month) $339.78 District Grazing Meeting Agency Grazing Meeting Agency Council Meeting Chapter Planning Meeting Monthly Chapter Meeting Mileage Annual ($339.78 x 24) $8 $8,15 154. 4.72 72
(Grazin ing g Offic icia ials ls are not fully funded ded at the begin inni ning ng of eve very y fiscal al Year)
Breakdow akdown by Acreage eage com
pared to Budget dget Average Acreage of a Western Agency Chapter 335,115.73 Acres. Annual Compensation $8,154.72 Compensation per acre / year $0.024 Breakdow akdown by hou
rs Annual Compensation $8,154.72 8 hours /5 days $4.25 10 hours/5days $3.40
Grazing ng Officia cials ls work on weekends kends and holidays ys
201 012 supple plementa ntal l Appropria ropriatio tions Chapter Planning Meeting $250.00 Regular Chapter Meetings $250.00 Agency Council Meetings $250.00 District Council Meetings $250.00
meetings the first half of the year resulting in carryovers.
Stipend, Officials continue to use their own funds for Day to Day Operations.
Histor tory y of Bi-weekly ekly and nd milea leage ge fundin nding 2003 003 $51 511.80 .80 $0 $0 2004 004 $40 400.00 .00 $11 111.80 .80 2005 005 $40 400.00 .00 $11 111.80 .80 2006 006 $40 400.00 .00 $95 95.21 .21 2007 007 $39 396.16 .16 $0 $0 2008 008 $39 395.06 .06 $0 $0 2009 009 $39 394.90 .90 $0 $0 2010 010 $39 396 .97 97 $0 $0 2011 011 $33 339.9 .96 $0 $0
Bi Bi-we weekly Mileag age
Solu lutio ions
unding g at lo t local cal chapt hapters ers.
ll fun unding ding acc ccording
e Plan an of Oper erat atio ion.
ccount untabil abilit ity to Chapt hapter er and d cons
titue tuents. s.
ablish sh a Grazin zing g Mana nagem gemen ent Departmen partment t under der DNR.
zing g Com
mittee tee estab abli lishm shmen ent un under der Titl tle e 26.
undin ding g for equipm uipmen ent and nd opera peratio ions. s.
Illega gal l Dumping ng Solutio ion Establish lish a R Regi gional
cycling ling Cente ters
Illegal legal Developme elopment
Rodeo
nas, Dance ce Halls, Bingo
Cerem remonia
nds
Solu lutio ions
rease fines for illegal al deve velopers pers.
uire re Homesite te lease on im importat atio ion n of m mobile homes.
cel l permits ts to t those that deve velop on cultiv ivate ated lands.
ness site leases on Bingo Halls, Arena nas, and auto shops.
ator
y educati cation
HSL applicants nts at g grazin ing g meeti tings. ngs.
ator
y fenci ncing ng of Ho Homesite te Leases.
side e of homesite esite lease e withou
t a Gr Grazing ng Permit. t.
ignate areas as for c ceremo remoni nial al grounds. unds.
Over verpo popula pulatio ion of Feral ral Horses rses
Solutio ion Declara arati tion
a S State of Emergency, gency, and allow the use of Em Emerge rgency cy funds for Round nd-up ups
Su Suppo port rt for
servation tion wide de feral al horse rse round
ups
Voluntar untary y Horse se Sales
Water r Shortage rtages
Non
Solutio ion
at livesto tock ck inve vento ntory y / c citati tion n as a a le legal al citatio ion
lish a c court t system tem for natur ural l resourc
rcement of Title III o
Rodeo Stock
nce – no consent nt on developm pment nt and RMU
Livestock vestock in Rights ghts of ways
Solutions ions
ator
y Rights hts of w ways For all R Road Develop
ment.
n all State Route tes over to N NDOT OT.
d our Deput uty y Livesto tock ck Inspect pector
seize ze animals.
h and weed contro rol along g all im improve ved roads.
ing g si signs ns on open range. ge.
te Highwa hways ys.
tage Roads to l limit turno nouts uts, and scho hool bus safety. ty.
and sched hedul ules of ro road maintenance. tenance.
cifi fica cati tions
cing, range ge fence nce no barbwires. res.
Questions?
Ro Roland d Ts Tso, Secr creta tary, ry, Chinle le Agency cy Many y Farms ms Chapter ter Ph# # (92 928) 8)34 349-8080 8080 roland_tso@ nd_tso@ya yahoo. hoo.com com