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<br />003283 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br /> <br />COURT IN SAN CARLOS ADMONISHED THAT STRICT SCRUTINY WILL BE APPLIED <br /> <br /> <br />TO INSURE THAT STATE COURTS CONSIDER INDIAN CLAIMS UNDER FEDERAL <br /> <br /> <br />LAW, WHICH DIFFERS FROM STATE LAWS. <br /> <br />WE BELIEVE THAT NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENTS WILL INCREASE IN THE <br />FUTURE. THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT HAS A FULL TIME NEGOTIATING <br />TEAM WORKING WITH TRIBES. <br /> <br />COST SHARING <br /> <br />NOW LET ME TURN TO THE SUBJECT OF COST SHARING. THE ADMINISTRATION <br /> <br /> <br />HAS FAVORED A PARTNERSHIP APPROACH IN WATER DEVELOPMENT. BY <br /> <br /> <br />PARTNERSHIP, WE MEAN BOTH FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SHARING <br /> <br /> <br />BETWEEN THE F'EDERAL GOVERNMENT AND NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES. LAST <br /> <br /> <br />SPRING, WE SOUGHT COMMENTS ON THE CONCEPT OF COST SHARING FROM <br /> <br /> <br />GOVERNORS, THE ~IATER COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC. WHILE WE FOUND <br /> <br /> <br />GOOD GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONCEPT OF COST SHARING, MANY HAD <br /> <br /> <br />DIFFICULTY ACCEPTING SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF IT, SUCH AS UP-FRONT <br /> <br /> <br />FINANCING. <br /> <br />AFTER CONSIDERATION OF WRITTEN VIEWS OF GOVERNORS AND OTHER <br />INTERESTED PARTIES, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERIM <br />WATER PROJECT COST-SHARING POLICY WHICH WILL DE APPLIED PENDING <br />FURTHER CONSULTATIONS WITH CONGRESS, GOVEFNORS, THE WATER <br />COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC. THE POLICY SETS FORTH RECOMMENDED <br />NON-FEDERAL SHARES OF PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COSTS BY PROJECT <br />PURPOSE, CONSISTENT WITH THE ABILITIES OF NON-FEDERAL SPONSORS <br /> <br />C-20 <br /> <br />A.__~", _ <br />