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Coos County votes to pursue federal move to shift Wagon Road land management to Coquille Tribe
Summary
The county directed its counsel to work with U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle on draft federal legislation and to negotiate a contract protecting county interests that would allow the Coquille Indian Tribe and the Bureau of Indian Affairs to manage the Coos Bay Wagon Road lands; commissioners and public commenters raised revenue, oversight and trust concerns.
Coos County commissioners voted to direct the county counsel to work with U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle on draft federal legislation and to develop a contract with the Coquille Indian Tribe that would protect the county’s interests as a statutory beneficiary if the management of the Coos Bay Wagon Road lands moves from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Commissioners and staff said the proposal could substantially increase county revenue. As presented, the tribe proposed a 50% share of…
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