Washington, D.C.-The Department of the Interior recently announced a ten-year extension of the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act Demonstration Project.
Under this program, tribes that are engaged in forest land management or surface leasing activities on trust lands may establish an Indian Trust Asset Management Plan, allowing the tribe to develop their own forestry and surface leasing regulations and assume certain approval authorities otherwise held by the Department of the Interior.
"Recognizing that tribal leaders understand the values and needs of their communities better than federal officia...
