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ASSESSING THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF TRIBES, FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGEN- CIES, AND U.S. TERRITORIES (116–52) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 6, 2020 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( Available online at: https://www.govinfo.gov/committee/house-transportation?path=/ browsecommittee/chamber/house/committee/transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 42–575 PDF WASHINGTON : 2020 VerDate Aug 31 2005 19:22 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\2-6-20~1\TRANSC~1\42575.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon, Chair ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, SAM GRAVES, Missouri District of Columbia DON YOUNG, Alaska EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas RICK LARSEN, Washington BOB GIBBS, Ohio GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky STEVE COHEN, Tennessee MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania JOHN GARAMENDI, California RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia ROB WOODALL, Georgia ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana JOHN KATKO, New York DINA TITUS, Nevada BRIAN BABIN, Texas SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York GARRET GRAVES, Louisiana JARED HUFFMAN, California DAVID ROUZER, North Carolina JULIA BROWNLEY, California MIKE BOST, Illinois FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida RANDY K. WEBER, SR., Texas DONALD M. PAYNE, JR., New Jersey DOUG LAMALFA, California ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas MARK DESAULNIER, California LLOYD SMUCKER, Pennsylvania STACEY E. PLASKETT, Virgin Islands PAUL MITCHELL, Michigan STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts BRIAN J. MAST, Florida SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California, Vice Chair MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland GARY J. PALMER, Alabama ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania TOM MALINOWSKI, New Jersey JENNIFFER GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N, GREG STANTON, Arizona Puerto Rico DEBBIE MUCARSEL-POWELL, Florida TROY BALDERSON, Ohio LIZZIE FLETCHER, Texas ROSS SPANO, Florida COLIN Z. ALLRED, Texas PETE STAUBER, Minnesota SHARICE DAVIDS, Kansas CAROL D. MILLER, West Virginia ABBY FINKENAUER, Iowa GREG PENCE, Indiana JESU´ S G. ‘‘CHUY’’ GARCI´A, Illinois ANTONIO DELGADO, New York CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire ANGIE CRAIG, Minnesota HARLEY ROUDA, California CONOR LAMB, Pennsylvania (ii) VerDate Aug 31 2005 19:22 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\2-6-20~1\TRANSC~1\42575.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia, Chair EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois STEVE COHEN, Tennessee DON YOUNG, Alaska JOHN GARAMENDI, California ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia BOB GIBBS, Ohio JARED HUFFMAN, California DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida JULIA BROWNLEY, California THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California ROB WOODALL, Georgia MARK DESAULNIER, California JOHN KATKO, New York SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California BRIAN BABIN, Texas ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland DAVID ROUZER, North Carolina ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York MIKE BOST, Illinois TOM MALINOWSKI, New Jersey DOUG LAMALFA, California GREG STANTON, Arizona BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas COLIN Z. ALLRED, Texas LLOYD SMUCKER, Pennsylvania SHARICE DAVIDS, Kansas PAUL MITCHELL, Michigan ABBY FINKENAUER, Iowa, Vice Chair MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin JESU´ S G. ‘‘CHUY’’ GARCI´A, Illinois GARY J. PALMER, Alabama ANTONIO DELGADO, New York BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire TROY BALDERSON, Ohio ANGIE CRAIG, Minnesota ROSS SPANO, Florida HARLEY ROUDA, California PETE STAUBER, Minnesota GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California CAROL D. MILLER, West Virginia ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey GREG PENCE, Indiana SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York SAM GRAVES, Missouri (Ex Officio) DONALD M. PAYNE, JR., New Jersey DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois DINA TITUS, Nevada STACEY E. PLASKETT, Virgin Islands PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon (Ex Officio) (iii) VerDate Aug 31 2005 19:22 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\2-6-20~1\TRANSC~1\42575.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER VerDate Aug 31 2005 19:22 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\2-6-20~1\TRANSC~1\42575.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... vii STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Delegate in Congress from the District of Columbia, and Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit: Opening statement ........................................................................................... 1 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 2 Hon. Rodney Davis, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit: Opening statement ........................................................................................... 2 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 3 Hon. Peter A. DeFazio, a Representative in Congress from the State of Or- egon, and Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Opening statement ........................................................................................... 3 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 4 Hon. Don Young, a Representative in Congress from the State of Alaska: Opening statement ........................................................................................... 5 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 6 Hon. Stacey E. Plaskett, a Delegate in Congress from the Virgin Islands, opening statement ................................................................................................ 7 Hon. Sam Graves, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri, and Ranking Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 83 WITNESSES Hon. Nelson Petty Jr., P.E., Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Public Works: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 8 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 10 Christopher B. French, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 12 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 14 Aron Reif, P.E., Transportation Program Manager, Office of Acquisition and Property Management, U.S. Department of the Interior: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 16 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 18 Hon. Joe A. Garcia, Head Councilman, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 22 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 24 Mary Beth Clark, President, Intertribal Transportation Association: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 30 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 32 Sergio ‘‘Satch’’ Pecori, Chief Executive Officer, Hanson Professional Services: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 37 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 39 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Submissions for the Record by Hon. Greg Stanton: Letter of January 31, 2020, from Shan Lewis, President, Inter Tribal Association of Arizona .................................................................................. 65 (v) VerDate Aug 31 2005 19:22 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 P:\HEARINGS\116\HT\2-6-20~1\TRANSC~1\42575.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER vi Page Submissions for the Record by Hon. Greg Stanton—Continued Letter of February 3, 2020, from Jonathan Nez, President and Myron Lizer, Vice President, Navajo Nation .......................................................... 66 Letter of February 3, 2020, from Martin Harvier, President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community ............................................................. 67 Statement of Hon. Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor, Gila River Indian Com- munity ............................................................................................................ 69 Two Reports