UPDATED: Details posted for House Natural Resources Hearing on Michigan off-reservation casino schemes

The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

H.R. 2176 (Stupak): To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.

H.R. 4115 (Dingell): To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2176 and H.R. 4115

When:
Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
The Honorable John D. Dingell (D-MI)
The Honorable Bart Stupak (D-MI)
The Honorable Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (D-MI)
The Honorable Mike Rogers (R-MI)
The Honorable Candice S. Miller (R-MI)
The Honorable Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) added
The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) added

Panel 1
The Honorable Carl Artman, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Panel 2
The Honorable Jeffrey D. Parker, President of Executive Council, Bay Mills Indian Community, Brimley, MI
The Honorable Aaron Payment, Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
The Honorable Alan R. Lambert, Mayor, City of Romulus
The Honorable B. Mark Neal, Mayor, City of Port Huron deleted

Mr. Karl Tomion, City Manager, City of Port Huron, MI added

Panel 3
The Honorable Kwame Kilpatrick, Mayor, City of Detroit
The Honorable Fred Cantu, Chief, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Mr. Joe Conroy, Director of Government Operations, City of Flint, Flint, MI


The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's Web site at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.

originally posted 2.05.08; 8:05 AM