Accomplishments: Harnessing Resources for Sustainable Development

The Tomhave Group’s following achievements are helping develop the essential infrastructure needed to support the health, wealth and safety of tribal and nontribal communities alike:

TRANSPORTATION

Bridges: $70 million authorization for new Tribal Bridge Program.
Transit: $45 million authorization for new Tribal Transit Program.
Roads: $22.32 million in special funding for 23 tribal road construction projects.
Maintenance: $9 million in Indian School Bus Route Maintenance funding.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Watershed Clean Up: Congressional prioritization of Little Colorado River Clean-up.

Household Waste Removal: “12 Pots of Money for Tribal Solid Waste Management”
Report.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Alaska Native Village: Bulk fuel facility replacement at the Native Village of Ouzinkie.

PUBLIC HEALTH

HIV/AIDS: Historic legislation authorizing treatment for American Indians & Alaska
Natives through the Ryan White CARE Act.

Environmental Toxins: Study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &
California Department of Health to assess possible contamination of tribal community.

ENERGY

Tribal Energy Resource Agreements: Language to uphold the Federal Trust
Responsibility to Indian Tribes in the Indian Title of the Energy Policy Act of 2003.

Uranium Mining on Tribal Land: Legislative Campaign to prevent renewed uranium
mining on the Navajo Nation

JUSTICE SYSTEMS

Law Enforcement & Corrections: Training Curriculum on accessing resources to build
jails in Indian Country.

Mental Health Courts: Legislation authorizing U.S. Department of Justice Program;
Training Curriculum for implementation by tribes.

Civil Codes & Model Statutes: Training Curriculum for developing culturally relevant
legal systems within tribal communities.

Weed & Seed Sites: Recommendations for Tribal Site Coordinators.

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