Environmental Services

  
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General Assistance Program (GAP)
  Mission Statment
  Objectives
  Tribal Enivironmental Protection Office
  Goals
  Purpose
  Statements of Needs
  Objectives of GAP
  Work
  Contact Information

 
 

Obejectives for the Tribes General Assistance Program

  
 
1. To assure a quality environment for the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation.
2. Establish a Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation Tribal Environmental Protection Office (TEPO).
3. Establish and implement an EPA regulatory program on the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation Reservation and any additional land-base that may be acquired.
4. Increase the Tribe’s capacity to enforce and assure compliance to the EPA or adopted tribal environmental policies and procedures on their reservation (and additional other land-base).
5. Increase reservation community awareness of environmental issues by identifying, assessing and coordinating public education and outreach to promote awareness and environmental education.
6. Adopt a tribal Comprehensive Environmental Protection Policy/Plan that would incorporate the numerous EPA statutes and laws.
7. Develop and adopt a tribal environmental review process (TERP) by adopting a Model Environmental Review Code (MERC) and land use regulations.
8. Improve the Tribe’s management capabilities for its environment and human health resources through the development of appropriate tribal environmental protection policies and codes.
9. Develop a tribal environmental agreement (with the EPA) TEA to use as a guide and plan to develop environmental programs and enforcement capabilities.
 
 
  Brigham Tribal Office
707 N. Main Street
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone: 800-310-8241
Local: 435.734.2286 | Fax: 435.734.0424
Pocatello Tribal Office
427 N. Main, St. Ste. 101
Pocatello, ID 83204
Phone: 888-716-5712
Local: 208.478.5712 | Fax: 208.478.5713
  
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