2012 Mid Year DRAFT Resolutions

2012 Mid Year Conference DRAFT Resolutions

This table includes information on the resolutions submitted for consideration at the NCAI Mid Year meeting in Lincoln, NE. The NCAI Resolutions Committee has referred them to NCAI committees and subcommittees. The documents linked in this table include a recommendation from the Resolutions Committee, which reviews the respective resolutions compared to the resolutions policy and previous NCAI resolutions. Also included are any supporting documents, such as previous resolutions or other attachments.

Draft Resolutions Listing Key

Title
Resolution #	Action	Submitted By	Date Submitted	Committee	Sub Committee

Draft Resolutions

Support for the immediate, Over-The-Counter, dispensation of a safer emergency contraceptive called “Plan B” upon request within Indian Health Service Units, Emergency Rooms and Contract Health Care Facilities/Providers for all American Indian women, victims of sexual assault, rape, and incest who are seventeen years and older
LNK-12-001	Draft as submitted	Charon Asetoyer, Comanche	5/29/2012	Human Resources	Health

Traditional Ceremonial Structures
LNK-12-002	Draft as submitted	Monty Bingochio	5/29/2012	Litigation & Governance	Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns

Resolution supporting the Bureau of Land Management’s “Alternative B” for Lands in the Eastern Interior of Alaska
LNK-12-003	Draft as submitted	Nancy James & 2nd Chief Edward Alexander and Gwichyaa Zhee Council Members	5/29/2012	Land & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use

Urging The United States To Protect Areas Of Cultural, Archeological And Historical Significance To The Miccosukee People In Its Efforts To Restore The Everglades
LNK-12-004	Draft as submitted	USET	5/31/2012	Land & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use

A Resolution expressing support for the continuing efforts of Arizona Tribes to convince the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that the Desert Nesting Bald Eagle should be listed under the Endangered Species Act
LNK-12-005	Draft as submitted	Diane Enos	5/31/2012	Land & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use

Tribal support for the National Bison Legacy Act S. 3248
LNK-12-006	Draft as submitted	Jim Stone	5/31/2012	Land & Natural Resources	Trust Lands, Natural Resources, & Agriculture

Spectrum Allocation and LPFM Tribal Priority
LNK-12-007	Draft as submitted	Loris Taylor	6/1/2012	Economic, Finance, and Community Development	Tele-communications

To Honor our Treaties, Agreements and the Executive Orders by Ceasing and Desisting the IRS Efforts to Tax our Tribal Government Programs and Services to Tribal Citizens which Interferes with our Tribal Government Relationship with our Tribal Citizens, Violates our Homelands, and Violates our Right to Tribal Self-Government
LNK-12-008	Draft as submitted	Ernest L. Stevens, Jr	6/1/2012	Litigation & Governance	Taxation

Support rescinding Section 326 of P.L. 105-83
LNK-12-009	Draft as submitted	Dale Williams, Sitka Tribe	6/1/2012	Human Resources	Health

Urging IRS to Cease Unlawful Efforts to Tax Trust Per Capita Payments
LNK-12-010	Draft as submitted	Ron Suppah, Vice Chair at Warm Springs	6/1/2012	Litigation & Governance	Taxation

Social Security and American Indian Elders
LNK-12-011	Draft as submitted	Joe Garcia	6/1/2012	Human Resources	Elders

Opposition to the Proposed Environmental Protection Agency Oversight Act of 2012 Senate Bill 3053
LNK-12-012	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Land & Natural Resources	Environmental Protection & Land Use

Withdrawn
LNK-12-013	withdrawn

Supporting Expeditious Senate Passage of the HEARTH Act
LNK-12-014	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012

Requesting the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) to Incorporate the Veterans Administration (VA) Guaranteed Loan Program into Their Training Curricula
LNK-12-015	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Housing

Supporting Increased Appropriations for the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) Block Grant and Specified Additional Funding for the Maintenance and Operation of Dwelling Units Constructed with NAHASDA Funds
LNK-12-016	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Housing

Support for Tribal Transit Manual
LNK-12-017	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Transportation & Infrastructure

Tribal Transit Program
LNK-12-018	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Transportation & Infrastructure

Tribal Access to Alternative Fuels
LNK-12-019	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Land & Natural Resources	Energy and Mineral Policy

Withdrawn
LNK-12-020	withdrawn

Supporting Policy Amendment for Weatherization Funding Direct to Tribes
LNK-12-021	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Land & Natural Resources	Energy and Mineral Policy

Withdrawn
LNK-12-022	withdrawn

Withdrawn
LNK-12-023	withdrawn

Withdrawn
LNK-12-024	withdrawn

Support for Energy Tax Credits
LNK-12-025	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Litigation & Governance	Taxation

Resolution in Support of Implementation and Enforcement of Executive Order 13175 and 13563 at the Office of Head Start, and for Other Purposes
LNK-12-026	Draft as submitted	Craig Corn, Menominee Tribal Chairman	6/1/2012	Human Resources	Education

In Support of Opposition to the Elimination of the Native American Program and the Reallocation of the Appropriations for the Native American Program Within the Workforce Investment Act
LNK-12-027	Draft as submitted	Craig Corn, Menominee Tribal Chairman	6/1/2012	Economic, Finance, & Community Development	Economic Development, Finance, & Employment

Support for the Reauthorization of the SDPI in the 112th Congress
LNK-12-028	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Human Resources	Health

Support $403 Million Increase for the IHS FY13 Budget
LNK-12-029	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Human Resources	Health

Support for Optional Medicaid Benefits to Be Delivered Through the IHS Tribal & Urban Indian Health System
LNK-12-030	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Human Resources	Health

Protect All Women. Do Not Exclude Native Women from the Violence Against Women Act
LNK-12-031	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Litigation & Governance	Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns

Support of American Indian/Alaska Native Education in Urban Communities
LNK-12-032	Draft as submitted	Fawn Sharp, ATNI	6/1/2012	Human Resources	Education