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EVENT MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY MEETING WITH MONTANA GOVERNOR DATE: Monday, March 13 LOCATION: Governor’s Office TIME: 1:45 pm FROM: Tim Williams External and Intergovernmental affairs, 202-706-4982 I. PURPOSE Opportunity to reset dialog between the State and the department of the Interior. In the past the states have felt they were ignored and did not have a seat at the table. The states want a dialog since they feel they have to live the consequences of the Department's decisions. II. PARTICIPANTS Steve Bullock: Governor. 1st elected in 2013. Patrick Holmes: Natural Resources Policy Advisor, Governor’s Office Adam Schafer: Senior Advisor & Director of Public Engagement, Governor’s Office, Montana Advance: Rusty Roddy, DOI, Office of Secretary, III. AGENDA This is an open conversation between the Secretary, Governor and some of his key staff concerning Montana and their issues. 1:45PM Start of meeting 2:15PM Secretary Zinke departs IV. KEY FACTS/HOT TOPICS Grizzly - Governor supports delisting Bison and the possibility of a in-state quarantine station Sage Grouse Invasive Species V. TALKING POINTS/REMARKS None VI. BACKGROUND None. VII. ATTACHMENTS None 1 2/21/2017 9:46 AM INFORMATION MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY SECRETARY ZINKE VISIT TO NATIONAL BISON RANGE DATE: March 9, 2017 FROM: Noreen Walsh, Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (303) 236-7920 SUBJECT: National Bison Range I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE To inform the Secretary about the National Bison Range in Montana. II. BACKGROUND The National Bison Range (NBR) was established on May 23, 1908, when President Theodore Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing funds to purchase suitable land for the conservation of bison. The overall mission of the 18,800-acre NBR is to maintain a representative herd of bison to ensure the preservation of the species for continued public enjoyment. The NBR is one of the last intact publicly-owned intermountain native grasslands in the U.S. NBR is located completely within the boundary of the Flathead Reservation, home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT). III. DISCUSSION Twenty years of negotiation for an Annual Funding Agreement (AFA) with CSKT has been met with mixed success due to litigation, personnel management issues, and differences in expectations regarding how the agreement should be crafted. In June of 2016, CSKT released draft legislation that would transfer management of NBR from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to be held in trust for the CSKT, maintaining its management for bison and other wildlife. This action would support Indian Self Determination while maintaining these lands in federal ownership. A Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017 announcing FWS’s development of a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) for the management of NBR began a scoping and engagement process with partners and the public. Included in the NOI, is an alternative that would transfer NBR to BIA. The CSKT will be invited to participate in the CCP development process. The comment period for the NOI closed on February 17, 2017. IV. NEXT STEPS Consolidate and analyze comments from the NOI. EVENT MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY FLATHEAD RESERVATION EVENT IN GLACIER NP DATE: Friday, March 10 LOCATION: (Location of event) TIME: (Time of event—start to finish) FROM: (Memo’s author: name, title, office or bureau acronym, phone number) I. PURPOSE Provide a one-to-three paragraph description of the event and any relevant background information about the participants, the purpose of the event, and desired outcome. How does it support our mission? The information provided should do more than generally describe the purpose of the meeting or event. It should include the information the Secretary will need to participate effectively and meaningfully. This section should define the Secretary’s role as well as any information on the last time he met with this person/group. Longer background information, if necessary, can be provided as an attachment to the memo. II. PARTICIPANTS Provide a bulleted list of all key participants, including Members of Congress/Senators, stakeholders, other VIPs, and Department of Interior staff. If the list of participants is more than ten people include the list in an appendix. Please contact Caroline Boulton in the scheduling office and Melissa Simpson in the outreach office to confirm attendees. III. AGENDA Indicate the step-by-step (“tick-tock”) sequence of the event as indicated below, highlighting the Secretary’s role. Note if the meeting will be open or closed to press, and include any other relevant information about press components of the event. Please copy Caroline Boulton in the scheduling office to confirm the agenda, and Heather Swift to confirm press participation. 10:30AM Secretary Zinke opens the meeting by welcoming the participants and offering introductory comments 11:00AM Other speakers make remarks 11:30AM Secretary Zinke makes closing remarks 11:45AM Secretary Zinke takes questions from reporters, if appropriate 12:00PM Secretary Zinke departs IV. KEY FACTS/HOT TOPICS Provide any key facts, statistics, or hot topics related to this event which may highlight current issues. Where particular discussion topics, or questions from event participants can be anticipated, offer a suggested responses in italics. Statistics and key facts should be provided as a bulleted list with each bullet taking up no more than three lines. 1 2/21/2017 9:46 AM EVENT MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY FLATHEAD RESERVATION EVENT IN GLACIER NP V. TALKING POINTS/REMARKS Identify the speechwriter or person/persons who will be responsible for creating the Secretary’s remarks. All remarks must be cleared with the Chief of Staff and the OS Communications office. Additionally, if this is a major event requiring lengthy remarks, a draft summary should be included as an attachment along with press releases and briefing papers. VI. BACKGROUND This section can be used to dive deeper into relevant policy issues, to provide a general history of the event, or to present the Department’s track record on relevant policy issues. It should also include any key points/bios about others involved in the event. VII. ATTACHMENTS Attach a list of additional items that the Secretary should review before the meeting including bios/background information on the participants or any policy papers as mentioned in Section I. Include only the items that are necessary for a successful meeting outcome, not general supplemental material. Date of Submission 2 2/21/2017 9:46 AM ATTACHMENT - 3/13/ 17 MEETING WITH MONTANA GOVERNOR Prepared by: Christine Bauserman, Special Assist. to Secretary, 202-70 6-9330, 3/9 SUMMARY Governor Steve Bullock. Claims to be a moderate. Vetoes conservative bills. Patrick Holmes, Natural Resources Policy Advisor, appears to be far left environmentalist. Advises the Governor on energy policy, water use, wildlife, state lands, and mining. Adam Schafer, Senior Advisor & Director of Public Engagement. Previous exec director of NCEL, National Council Environmental Legislators, which is committed to advancing environmental progressive legislation and opposes energy production unless ‘green’. Current Negative activism: opposing the annual Bison culling. Lead by the “Alliance for the Wild Rockies’ and environmental activist Steve Kelly. DETAILED Governor Steve Bullock Political / Professional Profile ● Political History: Governor of Montana, 1st elected 2013, won re-election in 2016 running against R Greg Gianforte (Trump won MT). ● Montana’s Attorney General - elected 2008 ● Private Sector experience: operated his own law firm, ● Chief Legal Counsel to MT Secretary of State, Chief Deputy Attny General - MT DOJ ● Adjunct Professor - George Washington Univ. Law School Personal Profile ● Birth State: Montana: born in Missoula, raised in Helena ● Party: Democrat ● Spouse: Lisa Downs Bullock ● Family: Married Lisa Downs Bullock; three children ● School(s): Claremont McKenna College, CA; Columbia University Law School, NY, Juris Doctor with honors Media Highlights “... Gov. Bullock, Interior Secretary nominee Ryan Zinke, and President Donald Trump have all said they oppose selling federal public lands… “ Yellowstone Bison Roundup ● Governor Bullock and Superintendent Wenk, being asked to expedite a new Interagency Bison Management Plan and adopt an alternative B of the Environmental Assessment on Year-round Habitat for Yellowstone Bison. ● 2/22/17 Billboards went up west of Bozeman, Montana on the highway leading to Yellowstone National Park and in Helena near the state capitol building asking Governor Steve Bullock to “Stop the Yellowstone Massacre.” ● Billboards lead by: Steve Kelly, environmental activist and Mike Garrity, Executive Director of the ‘Alliance for the Wild Rockies’ Recap of Governor’s votes from 2013, source is election win article ATTACHMENT - 3/13/ 17 MEETING WITH MONTANA GOVERNOR Prepared by: Christine Bauserman, Special Assist. to Secretary, 202-70 6-9330, 3/9 “... Many of the vetoed bills seek to advance typically conservative causes: tax reform, states’ rights, school choice, market oriented energy policies, and protecting 2nd Amendment rights. However, several of the bills also dealt with more centrist issues such as providing aid to Eastern Montana localities impacted by oil and gas development, and sportsmen’s issues, such as allowing hunters to use sound suppressors… “ Summation from election night article