pacific region fy 2015 budget formulation

Pacific Regional Office2800 Cottage WaySacramento, CA (916) 978-6000

Pacific RegionFY 2015 Budget Formulation

Robert Smith, Tribal ChairmanPala Band of Mission Indians

Russell Attabery, Tribal ChairmanKaruk Tribe

Amy Dutschke, Regional DirectorPacific Region

Pacific RegionFY 2015 Budget Formulation

Demographics 

104 Federal Recognized Tribes, Reservations, or Rancherias

• 79 Tribes petitioning for Federal Recognition via the Federal Acknowledgment Process

• 5 Tribes pursuing reaffirmation via ASIA or Federal Court Proceedings

 499,315 acres at last consolidation in 2008

 43 Funded programs in FY 2012

 149 Employees Region-wide

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Top 5 Budget Priorities

• Aid to Tribal Government• Contract Support• Small and Needy• Indian Child Welfare• Roads Maintenance

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Top 3 Budget Decrease

• Law Enforcement• Education Construction• Public Safety & Justice Construction

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Hot Issues

• Law Enforcement• Education/Alternative Native Education• Carcieri• Disenrollment

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Success Stories

Central California: Round Valley UST Removal Project

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Success StoriesSouthern California: Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel

Completed Park ProjectEmpty lot before the Park Park after Construction

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Success StoriesNorthern California: Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria

Trinidad Pier Reconstruction

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New Legislation

• Carcieri Fix• Indian Child Welfare Act

Pacific RegionFY 2015 Budget Formulation