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June 3, 1999 ? I Vol.24No.12 OR. COLL. U e yi ( 75 1 .68 ) no. 12 UfljBfer June 3, jgfMW' 1999 Slffi Senior Citizens Health and S ' " r'r" Richard Biss and Joe Brisbois enjoy walking with the children alongside. I 9 I W V -h t - ' t u . - 1 l '. .) , I 1 1 . I y .-n..- , ' 5 J I ; . ' i 1 j ix : t ' if- Marceline walks with April resolutions By Nat Shaw Eight people were appointed to various boards on April 6, 1999. Resolution 9697 designated Roy Spino and Jeffery Sanders Jr. to the Waterboard. Spino' s term expires October 30, 2000, and Sanders term expires October 30, 2001. The Resolution was approved with 7 members voting in the affirmative, with the Chairman not voting. Three people were appointed to the Kah-Nee-Ta Board of Directors with the passage of Resolution 9698. Tribal members Richard Tohet and Olney Patt Jr. and non-member Gordon Shown were approved. Board of Directors receive $75 per diem, per day and standard mileage paid by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Terms expire July 1, 2002 for all three directors. The Resolution was approved with 7 members voting in the affirmative with the Chairman not voting. Three Commissioners for the Warm Springs Housing Authority were approved by Tribal Council with the passage of Resolution 9699. Kirby Heath Sr., Randy Smith and Lyle Rhoan Sr. were named with the terms for Heath and Smith expiring January 30, 2003. Rhoan's term will expire January 30, 2002. The Resolution was passed by the affirmative vote of 7 members, with the Chairman not voting. Resolution 9700 passed April 6, 1999, with a quorum of 7 present. Six voted in the affirmative with the Chairman not voting. The Tribal Spilyay (Coyote i r, I .'O nil Mi"' 5 , k.vtcy.; the children from her classroom to the passed by Tribal Council Council was advised that litigation is pending in Skamania County, Washington, Superior Court, where authority of the Columbia River Gorge Commission is being challenged. The Commission had asked for support of Warm Springs and the other Columbia River treaty tribes. The Tribal Council believes that the Tribe's participation in this litigation as amicus curie (friend of the court) in support of the authority of the Columbia River Gorge Commission to enforce the provisions of the Columbia River Gorge Act is in the best interest of the Tribe and its members and would help to protect the rights reserved in the Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon of June 25, 1855. The Resolution directs the Tribal attorney to file separately or jointly with other tribes on the amicus curie (friend of the court) brief in the case supporting the position of the Columbia River Gorge Commission regarding its enforcement authority with respect to the Columbia River Gorge Act. Mr. Robert W. Macy, Sr. was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Warm Springs Forest Products Industries to serve the remainder of Mr. Walt Parks' term, ending December 31, 2000. Resolution 9701 was approved on April 6 with a quorum of 8, with an affirmative vote of 6 members, 1 member opposed and the Chairman not voting. Resolution 9702 called for the purchase of an Undivided 19 interest in Warm Springs Allotment No 886, Witk-pum, Mary Henning or Mary Tymoo News) Fitness Day was recognized with a walk I warm springs scn.or 1889 ' - - 1 4 r v longhouse. Tsumpti Sumpter, deceased, at the negotiated consideration of $ 1 3,555.55. The land is described as: An undivided 19 interest in and to: SE 14 section 30, township 6 south, range 11 east of the Willamette Meridian, Oregon, containing 1 60.00 acres, more or less. The resolution was passed April 20, 1999, with 9 constituting a quorum. Seven members voted in the affirmative with 1 member abstaining and the Chairman not voting. The Tribal Council, through the passage of Resolution 9703, directed the purchase of property with an appraised value of $18,429,00 from ineligible heirs in and to the estate of Catherine Lujan McVey. The subject lands are an undivided 1 24 interest in Warm Springs Allotment No. 431 and 433. An undivided 112 interest in Warm Springs Allotment No. 641. An undivided 124 interest in The Dalles Allotment No. 48 and The Dalles Allotment No. 58. Nine members made a quorum on April 20, 1999, with 8 members voting in the affirmative with the Chairman not voting. Five children were enrolled April 20, 1999, with the passage of Resolution 9704, in accordance w ith Resolution No. 4301. JerilynneRae Frank, Alyssia Khayree Kalama, Nicole Marie Knight, Charles Henry Scott, and Preston Orlando Stevens were approved with a quorum of 9. Eight members voted in the affirmative with the Chairman not voting. P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Change Service Requested 11 j A ' ! r t 4 7 i 1 .vi- ! -c: 4 i ' JV m t i 1 1 a Naomi Winishut enjoys the company 5 Congratulations Graduates of 1 999 from the Spilyay Tymoo staff Tribes to submit request to Notice of Finding of No Signifi cant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds. These Notices shall saatisfy two separate but related procedural re quirements for activities to be under taken by the Warm Springs Tribes. Request for Release of Funds On or about June 19, 1999 the Warm Springs Tribes will submit a request to HUD for the release of Indian Housing Block Grant funds under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1 996 (N AH ASD A), to under take a project known as 1998 NAHASDA, for the purpose of con struction of 10 single family dwell ing units and the associated infra structure (water, sewer, roads) $805,720, at Greeley Heights phase IV ocated on the Warm Springs Res ervation. Finding of No significant Im pact Warm Springs Tribes has deter mined that the project w ill have no significant impact on the human en vironment. Therefore, an Environ mental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additonal project information is con TRIALS DlilT. KNICirriJHRARY IWUNIVnRSrrYOFORIXKW Cl'CaiNn, OR 97401 i!1 f.':V v X ... -sf..'' " , t7 ( 1 I Thelma and Louise" r?- .4' - iB i iCrr-aitu ot Received on: A I : Rni 1 vav tvmoo. w K1" v of these little girls. tained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at Warm Springs Housing Office, 1238 Vet erans Way, Warm Springs, OR and may be examined or copied week days 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public Comments Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments to the Warm Springs Tribes. All comments received by June 19, 1999 will be considered by the Warm Springs Tribes prior to authorizing submis sion of a request for release of funds. Release of Funds Warm Springs Tribes certifies to NWONAP that Charles Jackson in his capacity of Tribal Council Secre taryTreasurer consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce re sponsibilities in relation to the envi ronmental review process and that these responsibilities have been sat isfied. HUD's approval of the certi fication satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Warm Springs Tribes to use Program funds. Objections to Release of Funds HUD w ill accept objections to its U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 4 w VA CiO'-v i 'I !' B 1"'" I 5 . ' 1'v f 2 - ' y; J --vr M, -r s" w i - .' Oreqon Library 06-11-99 t HUD release of funds and the Warm Springs Tribes certification for a pe riod of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (which ever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certi fication was not executed by the Cer tifying Officer of the Warm Springs Tribes (b) the Warm Springs Tribes has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 28 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) an other Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFT Part 1 504 has submitted a written finding that the projects is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required proce dures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to the Northwest Office of Native American Programs at 909 First Avenue; Suite 300; Seattle, WA 98104-1000. Any objectors shall contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period. Olney Patt, Jr. Chairman, Tribal Council