Boxer to Introduce Bill Protecting Water of Tribes and Municipalities
Source: Barbara Boxer Press Release
Legislation Would Require Permission of Federally Recognized Tribes and Communities Before Projects Affecting Their Water Supply Are Approved by The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Friday, December 2, 2016
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today announced that she will introduce the Protect Our Drinking Water Act of 2016, which would require permission from federally recognized tribes and communities before projects affecting their water supply are approved by the Army Corps of Engineers.
"As we watch the events unfold in North Dakota, it has become clear that the rights of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to a safe water supply are not being respected and we must protect the drinking water of every American," Senator Boxer said. "I understand the route of the Dakota Access Pipeline was moved because it was considered a potential threat to the municipal water supply of Bismarck. My legislation would ensure that whether a project affects a tribe or a local community, the people whose water supply could be at risk must get equal consideration.
"The legislation is being prepared and will be introduced on Monday. It is critical that we send a message to the Standing Rock Sioux and all of its supporters, including thousands of veterans, that their voices are being heard."
Senator Boxer's legislation would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to obtain written consent from federally recognized tribes and municipalities that operate a water system before granting an easement for pipelines that could threaten water supplies.
Read more: https://www.boxer.senate.gov/?p=release&id=3360
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of how much of there true colors of racism they really are.
We the Indigenous People are not going away this time, we have had enough
Because they didn't want to affect their water supply
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This is not some hyper question, I consider my land my land prior to the discovery of the "explorers" looking for greed to fill the coffers of some Queen or King
That's what people forget in this country, it was not your land, you took the land, you confiscated the land and swindled for the land, and you threatened to take the land and you created wars to remove us from our land
That is a fact, that should be reminded of everyone, not this glossy make over of someone writing to make it sound or look good
Thieves are still thieves
