60th WYOMING LEGISLATURE
INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES
2009 INTERIM
SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRIBAL RELATIONS
Standard Budget: $7,500.00
Priority #: 1 General Responsibilities
Created by the Management Council, the Select Committee on Tribal Relations works with the Eastern Shoshone Indian Tribe, the Northern Arapaho Indian Tribe and various state agencies, in addressing services and needs on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The Committee addresses health and safety, water (including potable water to homes), education, transportation, gaming, communications, minerals, revenue, economic development and other issues that are a concern to the citizens on and near the Reservation.
Priority #: 2 Wyoming Indian Needs Determination Study
The Committee will discuss the Wyoming Indian Needs Determination Study and will promote an update to the Study. The Committee will provide a forum for all interested parties to discuss the Study and to organize for the purpose of updating the study.
Priority #: 3 State Agencies
The Committee will receive updates from the various state agencies that provide services to the Wind River Indian Reservation. The Committee will focus its attention on the Department of Health, the Department of Family Services, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Workforce Services. The Committee also may receive updates and testimony from other state agencies and governmental entities for the purpose of identifying issues that exist on the Reservation.
Priority #: 4 Taxation
The Committee will study and hear testimony regarding taxation on the Reservation. The Committee will identify how state taxes apply on the Reservation, the tax exemptions available and what taxes are imposed by the Tribes.
Tentative Meeting Schedule
The Committee anticipates having three, one and one-half day meetings; one meeting in mid-May, one meeting in July and one meeting in September.