Witness list for SCIA's hearing on tribal transportation issues

Tuesday, March 11, 2014  

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday to discuss transportation issues in Indian Country.

In 2012, Congress authorized a two-year transportation program. With the law set to expire in September, the committee will hear from the Obama administration and tribal and Alaska Native leaders.

The hearing takes place at 10am in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. The witness list follows:

Panel 1
Mr. Michael S. Black
Director-Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Mr. Bob Sparrow
Director-Tribal Transportation Program, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC

Panel 2
The Honorable Dana Buckles
Tribal Executive Board Member-Assiniboine & Siox Tribes of The Fort Peck Reservation, Poplar, MT

The Honorable Wes Martel
Member-Joint Business Council of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Fort Washakie, WY
Accompanied by Mr. John Smith
Director-Transportation Department, Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Fort Washakie, WY

The Honorable Edward K. Thomas
President-Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Juneau, AK

Committee Notice:
Oversight Hearing to receive testimony on "Tribal Transportation: Pathways to Infrastructure and Economic Development in Indian Country." (March 13, 2014)

Senate Indian Affairs Committee sets hearing on transportation (3/5)