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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Concurrent Resolution 31
Sponsored by Senator WAGNER, Representative FAHEY; Senators ANDERSON, BONHAM, BROADMAN,
FREDERICK, GELSER BLOUIN, GOLDEN, GORSEK, LIEBER, MANNING JR, MCLANE, NASH,
PROZANSKI, REYNOLDS, SMITH DB, STARR, TAYLOR, THATCHER, WEBER, WOODS, Representatives
ANDERSEN, CHAICHI, CHOTZEN, DOBSON, FRAGALA, GAMBA, GOMBERG, GRAYBER, HARTMAN,
HELFRICH, HELM, ISADORE, JAVADI, LEVY B, LEVY E, LEWIS, LIVELY, MANNIX, MARSH,
MCDONALD, MCINTIRE, MCLAIN, MUNOZ, NELSON, NGUYEN D, NGUYEN H, OSBORNE, OWENS,
SANCHEZ, TRAN, VALDERRAMA, WALTERS, WATANABE, WRIGHT
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Honors LCIS for 50 years of service to the State of Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score:
74.8).
Commends the Legislative Commission on Indian Services on its 50th anniversary.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas in 1975, the Legislative Commission on Indian Services (LCIS) was created to advise
the Legislative Assembly and other state officials and agencies on the needs of American Indian
people in Oregon; and
Whereas LCIS embodies the State of Oregon’s commitment to recognize the sovereignty of
Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes, the existence of Oregon’s American Indian communities
and their respective needs; and
Whereas prior to the establishment of LCIS, there was no suitable mechanism in Oregon’s state
government to consider American Indian concerns directly; and
Whereas when it was established, LCIS was the first state commission of its kind in the nation:
a permanent forum for consideration of tribal-state government relations and consultation; and
Whereas LCIS is made up of 13 members who are appointed by each of the federally recognized
tribes and confirmed by the Legislative Assembly, and it serves as a vital means of communication
between state and tribal governments to inform their respective decision-making processes; and
Whereas LCIS works closely with, and is composed of members representing, Oregon’s nine
federally recognized tribes: the Burns Paiute Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua
and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz In-
dians, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe and the
Klamath Tribes; and
Whereas LCIS serves as the main forum in which American Indian concerns are considered, as
a conduit through which concerns are channeled through the network to the appropriate entity, as
a point of access for finding out about state government programs and Indian communities and as
a catalyst for bringing about change where change is needed; and
Whereas LCIS holds meetings to familiarize its members with current problems American Indi-
ans are facing and to discuss possible solutions, and often LCIS invites representatives of state or
federal agencies to discuss their programs as they affect the Indian population in Oregon; and
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 4812 SCR31
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Whereas LCIS monitors legislation affecting American Indians, both while it is being considered
by the Legislative Assembly and after it becomes law, and it presents information to the Legislative
Assembly on issues of importance to Indians in Oregon; and
Whereas LCIS actively promotes intergovernmental cooperation and coordination as a means
of enhancing the well-being of American Indians in Oregon; and
Whereas in 2025, LCIS will mark its 50th year as a remarkable and groundbreaking public body
making essential contributions to the State of Oregon and to Oregon’s nine federally recognized
tribes; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
That we, the members of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly, commemorate the 50th anni-
versary of the Legislative Commission on Indian Services and we congratulate LCIS on this signif-
icant public milestone of service, leadership and contributions to the State of Oregon.
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