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Tribal Consultation: Additional Federal Actions Needed for Infrastructure Projects

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 20, 2019
Release Date April 19, 2019
Report No. GAO-19-22
Summary:

Federal agencies are required, at times, to consult with tribes on infrastructure projects like pipelines that may harm tribal natural and cultural resources.

According to tribal and agency officials, there are several factors making these consultations less effective. For example:

Some tribal representatives held the view that agencies did not consider their input and that consultations started too late.

Agencies reported difficulty obtaining the contact information needed to start consulting and other challenges.

Our recommendations included developing a government-wide system to identify and notify tribes of consultations.

 

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