For example, we did not put a provision in there that this protects tribal sovereignty. The reason we didn't put it in the original bill and we will put it in the next bill is that The National Park Service said, as drafted, this protects tribal sovereignty. You don't have to worry about it. It's covered in how we go about doing our, how we fulfill our actions under the statute that you're writing. (36:16–36:24)
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Asserts that the National Park Service confirmed the draft bill protects tribal sovereignty.
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