FIFTY-SEVENTH WYOMING LEGISLATURE
APPROVED INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES
2003 INTERIM
SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRIBAL RELATIONS
Initial Budget Approved $5,000
Topic 1: Tribal Taxation Issues
Both the tribes and the state assess oil and gas severance taxes. A comparison may be needed between the taxes paid and the services received by the tribes.
Topic 2: Tribal Entities
--Water project applications
--Other agency interactions
Water projects would move through the Select Water Committee and the Joint Agriculture Committee.
Topic 3: Wyoming's Role in Tribal Gaming
The matter of tribal gaming is in the hands of the Secretary of Interior; the state's role is to be determined.
Topic 4: Miscellaneous
Monitor tribal liaison
Monitor St. Stephen's school funding