Introduction to TITLE Tribal Economic Development Marcelino C. Flores, Commercial Leasing Coordinator, Pima Leasing & Finance
The Big Picture Are we doing the right things? Are we doing things right? How are we adding value?
Outline Tribal Economic Development Definitions Planning Land Legal Framework Markets and Resources
Economic Development Definition A program, group of policies, or set of activities that seeks to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for a community by creating and retaining jobs that facilitate growth and provide a stable tax base. Tenets: Business Retention and Expansion Marketing & Recruitment Finance Building Development & Reuse
Economic Developer Roles Analyst Catalyst Gap Filler Advocate Educator Visionary
Tribal Economic Development Planning On Going Process Community Driven Involvement Long-Term Holistic Visionary Economic Development BRE Marketing, Development Finance Project Management Entrepreneurship Traditional Knowledge-based Sustainable Development Workforce Development and Education Tourism Gaming Healthcare Nation Building Sovereignty, Capacity Building, Governance Infrastructure Development Resource Management
Four Tenets of Economic Development 5 C s of Credit Debt Financing Equity Financing Finance Development Project Defined Market Suitability PEST Analysis Know Your Product Know Your Market Marketing Business Retention and Expansion Business Climate Workforce Community Development
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NATION BUILDING PLANNING
PLANNING FOR CENTURIES
PEOPLE LAND CULTURE ECONOMY TRIBAL COMMUNITY HEALTH POLITICS EDUCATION
Strategic Planning A realistic appraisal of available resources, constraints, and opportunities; The formulation of a clear mission and a shared vision; The development of achievable goals; The formulation and implementation of project action plans to reach these goals and identify who will champion them; The design of clear indicators/metrics of success. Tribal History Rooted in Strategic Planning:
LAND MANAGEMENT Preservation Wind Solar Conservation Agriculture Forest Management
Tribal Trust Land Status Federal Government established distinct boundaries for Tribes This results in reservation lands being held in trust by the federal government Tribal trust land generally may not be sold, taxed, or encumbered. Some tribal Communities/Nations/Reservations have allotted land and/or fee or fee simple land and/or land assignment
Generally Applicable Statutes IRA Section 5 (25 U.S.C. 465) Authorizes acquisition of land within or without existing reservations and originally authorized appropriations of $2 million/year (in 1934 dollars) for purchase; legislative history suggests intent to assist landless Indians, with need then estimated at more than 25 million acres, but purchase funds were not consistently appropriated. ILCA Section 203 (25 U.S.C. 2202) Extends IRA Section 5 general acquisition authority but not the counterpart reservation proclamation authority in Section 7 to non-ira tribes. IGRA Section 20 (25 U.S.C. 2719) Does not authorize gaming acquisitions, but rather prohibits gaming on off-reservation, non-contiguous ( ORNC ) land acquired after October 1988, unless one of the statutory exceptions (including a two-part, best interest/no impact determination by BIA, subject to Governor concurrence) applies. Miscellaneous Other statutes such as the Indian Financing Act (25 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), a 1970 FmHA Act (25 U.S.C. 488 et seq.), and the 1932 Act authorizing purchased-restricted acquisitions for individual Indians (25 U.S.C. 409a) provide additional general authorities and/or create general exceptions to otherwiseapplicable acquisition rules. 2
Economic Development for Tribes Tribal Sovereignty Capacity Building Sovereignty Long-term Investment Balanced Growth Job Creation Separation of Government from Business Markets Gaming Hospitality Tourism Government-Nation Building Infrastructure (Water, Sewer. Roads, Broadband)
Tribal Economic Development Planning On Going Process Community Driven Involvement Long-Term Holistic Visionary Economic Development BRE Marketing, Development Finance Project Management Entrepreneurship Traditional Knowledge-based Sustainable Development Workforce Development and Education Tourism Gaming Healthcare Nation Building Sovereignty, Capacity Building, Governance Infrastructure Development Resource Management
The Big Picture Are we doing the right things? Are we doing things right? How are we adding value?
Thank You Marcelino C. Flores Commercial Leasing Coordinator Pima Leasing and Finance Corporation Gila River Indian Community 520-796-2454 marcelino.flores@theplfc.com