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Oregon task force on tribal consultation cited as a model during Montana committee briefing
Summary
Patrick Flanagan of Oregon’s Legislative Commission on Indian Affairs outlined Oregon’s task force approach to strengthen consultation rules and shared lessons for Montana lawmakers considering statutory or administrative reforms.
Patrick Flanagan, Executive Director of the Oregon Legislative Commission on Indian Affairs, presented to the State-Tribal Relations Committee on Oregon’s “Task Force on Tribal Consultation” model and its outcomes.
Flanagan described Oregon’s process for convening cross-agency stakeholders, drafting recommended procedures, and proposing statutory changes to create predictable consultation steps. Committee members, including Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy and Sen. Susan Webber, asked how Oregon secured agency buy-in and tracked compliance.
Flanagan offered practical takeaways for Montana: create clear agency points of contact, develop standard information packets for initial outreach, and build mechanisms for periodic review of consultation practice. The committee discussed whether to ask staff to draft similar models for Montana, with Vice Presiding Officer Gayle Lammers and other members signaling interest in reviewing Oregon’s materials.
No formal committee action was taken; staff received direction to collect models and materials referenced by Flanagan for future consideration.
