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Read. Follow. Verify.Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations Testimony: Tribal Rights and Arts Funding
Record date · January 1, 2017
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What This Bill Does
This document contains written testimony submitted to the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations regarding funding priorities for the 2018 fiscal year. It includes requests from the 1854 Treaty Authority for tribal resource management and from the Academy of American Poets for continued support of the National Endowment for the Arts.
The testimony outlines specific funding requests for federal programs that support tribal treaty-protected natural resources and national arts fellowships, which directly impacts the budget allocations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the EPA, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
1854 Treaty Authority
The organization's operational budget and ability to enforce treaty rights depend on federal appropriations.
Chippewa Band members
The management and preservation of their treaty-reserved hunting and fishing rights are tied to the Authority's funding.
NEA Fellowship recipients
The availability of federal grants for individual artists is contingent upon the funding levels of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Key Facts
- The 1854 Treaty Authority requests funding for the BIA Rights Protection Implementation Program at 2017 levels.
- The 1854 Treaty Authority requests full funding for Public Law 93-638 Self-Determination contracts.
- The 1854 Treaty Authority requests that the EPA Great Lakes Restoration budget be maintained at current levels.
- The 1854 Treaty Authority manages 5 million acres of ceded territory in Minnesota.
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- The 1854 Treaty Authority employs 17 full-time staff members.
- The Academy of American Poets advocates for continued federal funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- The 1854 Treaty Authority cites concerns regarding declining moose populations and invasive species in treaty-protected areas.
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VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
on behalf of BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
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on behalf of WATER AND SEWER DISTRIBUTORS OF AMERICA
VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
on behalf of EJ WATER COOPERATIVE, INC.
LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
on behalf of UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
HARO SOLUTIONS LLC
on behalf of COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
on behalf of POLK COUNTY
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Resource Management Challenges
The 1854 Treaty Authority highlights a shift in environmental pressures, specifically citing moose population decline and invasive species as new threats to treaty-protected activities.
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