Author Description
Jay Weiner is Of Counsel to the majority Indian-owned law firm Rosette LLP, where he represents tribes and tribal governments on water, the Endangered Species Act, and other natural resources issues. He is also employed half-time as an administrative law judge for the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, hearing appeals of agency decisions regarding water rights permit and change applications, cabin site sales, and agricultural and grazing leases. He represents tribal clients in the Colorado River Basin, but the perspectives expressed in this article are his own.
Authored Reports
CSKT Water Rights Compact Unratified: Montana Legislature Refuses to Ratify Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Compact,Colorado Basin Tribal Water Rights: Tribal Water Rights & Colorado River Basin Water Management,Reclamation Management Guidelines: