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Committee advances substitute on state–tribal government relationship after rejecting two carve-out amendments
Summary
The committee reported substitute House Bill 2,281 (H S 3,457.1) with a due-pass recommendation. Two amendments proposed to carve out infrastructure and timber sales were debated and rejected; proponents and opponents argued about the risk of undermining the bill’s uniform application and about natural-resources impacts.
Substitute House Bill 2,281, addressing the state–tribal government-to-government relationship, was reported out of the Capital Budget Committee with a due-pass recommendation after debate and two failed amendment attempts.
Rob Hatfield, staff to the committee, summarized the substitute, saying it keeps the underlying structure but removes the codification of various requirements related to tribal consultation. Two amendments…
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