Sierra Nevada Conservancy: watershed improvement: tribal organization.

Existing law, the Laird-Leslie Sierra Nevada Conservancy Act, establishes the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to undertake various activities related to protection and conservation of the Sierra Nevada Region, as defined, and prescribes the management, powers, and duties of the conservancy. The act authorizes the conservancy to make grants or loans to tribal organizations, among other entities, to carry out the purposes of the act. The act defines "tribal organization" for these purposes to mean an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe, which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United…