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, 7. The U.S. FISh and Wildlife Service (USFWS) responsibility to help protect trust resources ,- on tribal lands has been established for fish and wildlife through reserved rights doctrines, Executive Orders, judicial mandates, and specific treaties. The Service c2n provide monitoring ,- and sampling of fisheries, water quality, and invertebrates, along with technical assistance. In addition, the Service is responsible for providing comments on Federally-funded projects or - permits/licenses. Comments are provided in accordance with Federal statutes and normally address project-related impacts to important habitats, Federal trust species, and those caused by I contaminants. The USFWS provides technical expertise for trust lands in cooperation with the BIA under the Circle of Flight Program. The USFWS laCrosse Fishery Resource Office is available to -provide technical assistance on fish management issues at the request of the , Community . This office can conduct fishery surveys and collect fish from tribal waters for contamination analysis. Training on fish and wildlife issues is available through the USFWS Office of Training and Education. Tribal members can request a waiver of tuition. The I USFWS Twin Cities Ecological Services Field Office provides comments on federally-funded, licensed or permitted projects and provides comments on federal environmental documents. , 8. The U.S. Geological Survey. (USGS) has authority to conduct investigations of water resources and geological characterization of the environment and trust resources of the Community. The USGS has a cost share program to conduct these investigations in cooperation I with the Community. A scope of work for specific USGS activities is contained in an cost- sharing agreement between the Community and USGS. USGS further summarized its action plan in \lletter dated March 27, 1995. The USGS is a recognized source of dependable water I resources data and analysis. .e 9. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CaE), working through the St. Paul District Engineer has a number of authorities and areas of expertise of use to the MOU objectives. In his letter of April 19, 1995, the St. Paul District Engineer indicated that because significant "legal maneuvering" that would be necessary for the CaE to sign the MOU, he proposes that the CaE , informally participate in the coordination process and make their authoriZed resources available in that way. The CaE has the Section 22 Planning Assistance to States and Tribes Program for 50/50 matching of tribal funding, including 638 contract funding, to perform water resource and I related planning studies in a wide variety of disciplines. The CaE Planning Assistance Program can also be used to prepare a comprehensive water resource plan to map out a coordinated approach while enlisting the various agencies for implementation of individual components of I the water plan. . 10. The General Services Ailminio;tration (GSA) has responsibilities relating to disposition of surplus federal property and real properties. This is particularly pertinent for Department of Defense (DaD) properties that become surplus under the Base Realignment and Closure Act ~. (BRAe) and otherWise become surplus. The expected surplus status of individual parcels at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) property is of interest to the Prairie Island Community as a possible option for relocation of some of its membership. . I ,- , --