1. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs - Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD)
BIA Provider’s Conference
November 29, 2017
Stephen Manydeeds
Division Chief– DEMD

2. Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
Director
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Education
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Policy and Economic Development
Division of Energy and
Mineral Development
Division of Economic
Development
Division of Capital
Investment
Principal Deputy – Assistant Secretary
Office of Indian Gaming
Office of Self-Governance
Office of Indian Energy
and Economic Development
Deputy Assistant Secretary Management
We strive to provide the best possible technical and economic advice to Indian landowners seeking to manage and develop their energy and mineral trust resources

3. Mission
Provide the best possible technical and economic advice and services in assisting Indian mineral owners to achieve economic self-sufficiency by creating sustainable economies through the environmentally sound development of their energy and mineral resources.

4. Economic Contributions in FY 2016: Sand and gravel ~ $189 million
Renewable Energy ~ $171 million
DEMD Focus on Economic Impacts
DEMD Focus on Resource Assessment

5. Resource Development Strategy
Develop the resource and the business together
Integrate with long term economic development plans
Build tribal capacity to match the development strategy
Technical assistance throughout project lifecycle

6. Steps for Generating Effective Development Strategies
Identify long term community goals and priorities
Identify available resources
Energy resources
Business resources (investment capital, business capacity, etc.)
Evaluate options
Iterative process of feasibility studies

7. Tribal Utility Authority (TUA) Feasibility Work
TUA project elements:
Analyze Energy Infrastructure
-Existing Infrastructure
-Current Consumption of Electricity
-Cost of Service Study
Review Legal & Regulatory Issues
-Right-of-Way Analysis
-State and Tribal Law Review
Asses Business Entity Options
-Organizational options, Tribally chartered Corporation, Instrumentality, etc.
-Draft Org Chart
Financial Analysis
-ProForma Development
Tribal Utility Authority Handbook:

8. DEMD Technical Assistance
Why Technical Assistance?
To help Tribes and allottees maximize their resource potential from oil and gas, renewable energy, or mineral resources.
DEMD can help streamline development and maximize benefits.
DEMD’s Staff
Engineers, Geologists, Geophysicists, Mineral Economists, Mineral Marketers, Financial and Policy Analysts, and Business Development Specialists.

9. DEMD Technical Assistance
No cost to Tribes
No limit on hours worked
Pre-development resource feasibility and economic analysis
Not Funded, DEMD staff labor and travel
Technology Review
DEMD has multiple projects but are available to help when needed
Resource Assessment
Economic evaluation
Marketing
Tribal Utility Authority (TUA) development process

10. Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Formal Training Program (FTP)
In the Works..
Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Formal Training Program (FTP)
Blended learning class available to Native American Tribes and Alaska Native Villages and Corporations
To provide a comprehensive and clear explanation of the structure, function, and current status of today’s U.S. electric power industry

11. In the Works..
Colorado School of Mines Native American Energy and Minerals Institute (NAMEI)
Program to train Tribal and Federal natural resource management managers in the fundamentals of energy and mineral resource management.
Both academic and practical applications
Training given by DEMD, CSM, and NREL
Accreditation

12. Please Give us a Call! TEDC Energy Development Technical Assistance
Amy Wilson, Legal Document Specialist
Energy Development Technical Assistance
Mike Stevenson, Electrical Engineer

13. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Thank You!
Stephen Manydeeds
Division Chief - DEMD