Annette Bryan
35:58 - 36:48
"This bill doesn't automatically transfer the fund, approve a management plan, request new funding, or expand entitlements. The tribe would still have to satisfy the same federal review and approval standards that apply to other federally recognized tribes."
“This bill doesn't automatically transfer the fund, approve a management plan, request new funding, or expand entitlements. The tribe would still have to satisfy the same federal review and approval standards that apply to other federally recognized tribes.”
- Speaker
- Annette Bryan
- Timestamp
- 35:58 – 36:48
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- September 17, 2026
From the transcript
This bill doesn't automatically transfer the fund, approve a management plan, request new funding, or expand entitlements. The tribe would still have to satisfy the same federal review and approval standards that apply to other federally recognized tribes. If approved, the tribe intends to establish a professionally managed endowment providing stable, long-term support for education, social services, and other core programs that affirms our self-determination and improves the welfare of our members. This approach reflects the tribe's strong record of financial stewardship protects the purpose of the settlement and aligns the act with current federal trust management policy. The bill also confirms that the Puyallup Tribe may participate on the same basis as other federally recognized tribes in generally applicable federal programs enacted after the Settlement Act.
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