At its last meeting of the interim, the State-Tribal Relations Committee adopted the following bill drafts as committee legislation for the 2021 session and finalized reports for its major studies. Final reports will be posted on the committee's website as they are published.

• Study of improving communication between the state and tribes in cases of ...

The State-Tribal Relations Committee added consideration of a draft letter in support of the CSKT water compact to its August 24 agenda. The meeting begins at 8 a.m.

An updated agenda and all of the meeting materials are available on the committee's website.

The meeting will occur via Zoom and is open to the public ...

The Montana Legislature's State-Tribal Relations Committee today opened a 30 day public comment period on several legislative proposals related to motor carrier services, federal recognition of the Little Shell, runaway youth, and missing persons. Please submit your comments by August 6 by emailing them to hstockwell@mt.gov and indicate in the subject line the ...

The State-Tribal Relations Committee will review several legislative proposals related to motor carrier services, runaway youth, missing persons, and federal recognition of the Little Shell at its June 24-26 meeting.

The proposals include:

• Motor carrier services bill draft (PD0007 TH)
• Statutory reference changes in light of Little Shell's federal recognition  (PD0001)
• Runaway youth
  • Homeless shelter consent ...

The State-Tribal Relations Committee asks members of the public to heed restrictions tribal governments adopt to prevent the spread of COVID-19. At its May 8 meeting, the STRC agreed 8-1 to send a letter to the editor asking residents and nonresidents to comply.

The STRC wrote the letter at the request of the Blackfeet Tribal ...