He said that we had received an email from Janice Schneider of David Hayes office that said they would not be able to get the questions answered before Administration ends. Wendy said that we can try to get the answers but the new administration will ultimately be responsible for the answers. Frank Perniciaro, Native American Affairs Program Manager, Bureau of Reclamation said that the answers from the old Administration went to Janice for fine tuning. Bob Laidlaw is the new Tribal Secretary. Kesner said there needs to be accountability to the tribal leaders.
Many tribes are at different levels in regards to water issues.
Programs are open and the information is available to anyone when asked. Projects are looked at on a project by project basis. Kesner said Restoration Projects have cultural impacts and any proposed project should have tribal input first. Mike Boots said we need a tribal liaison. Mike Schaver said a full staff person is needed to go and meet with the councils.