It was the findings and intent of Referendum 45 to have the F&W Commission act in an open and deliberative process that encourages public involvement and increases public confidence in department decision making, but this bill would require them or their representative, if agreed upon by the requesting tribe, to attend closed to public meetings.

This bill could have unintended hardship on the citizen panel if required to attend depending on the number of meetings called by 29 individual tribes per year.

Just the closed door meeting language in this bill is repulsive to the American way.

It looks like there could be an emphasis on politics instead of science with the passing of this bill that could affect the resource which consequently could affect us, our children, and future generations to come.