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<br />GOIBS <br /> <br />MR. CHAIRMAN, SENATOR CAMPBELL AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. <br />THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT <br />HEARING. I AM HONORED TO REPRESENT THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE <br />AND ITS MEMBERS TODAY. WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD AND HAVE <br />WAITED MANY, MANY YEARS TO SEE THE COLORADO UTE INDIAN WATER <br />RIGHTS SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF <br />THE ANIMAS-LA PLATA PROJECT. <br /> <br />THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE IS NOT A MERE BYSTANDER IN THE <br />IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. THE SETTLEMENT PASSED IN 1988 PROVIDED <br />FOR THE COLORADO UTE TRIBES THE OPPORTUNITY TO P ARTICIP A TE IN <br />THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE INDIAN SELF DETERMINATION <br />AND EDUCA TION ASSISTANCE ACT. FOR THE UTE MOUNTAIN UTES, THIS <br />OPPORTUNITY IS MEANINGFUL FOR THE VERY REASONS CONGRESS PASSED <br />THE ACT: <br />* THIS PROJECT BRINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE TRIBE AND <br />ITS MEMBERS, <br />* ..IT FURTHER PROMOTES EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. <br />AMONG OUR MEMBERS, <br />* IT PROVIDES REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES IN COOPERATION AND <br />MANAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY ON SUCH A LARGE SCALE INVOLVING SO <br />MANY TRIBAL AND GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS, <br />