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7. Co-Trusteeship

Federal & State Agencies and Indian Tribes may be co-trustees for the same natural resource.

Examples:

The Department of the Interior and States are co-trustees for migratory birds.

Federal land management agencies (other than Interior) are co-trustees with Interior, Commerce, and/or States and possibly Indian tribes for most living natural resources on Federal lands.

The Departments of the Interior and Commerce can be co-trustees for certain natural resources: sea turtles are the trust responsibility of Commerce in the water and Interior on land. States are co-trustees with Interior and Commerce for sea turtles both at sea and on land.

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[1. Why Are Trustees Involved?]
[2. What Is A Natural Resource Trustee?]
[3. Who Are The Federal Trustees?]
[4. Who Are The State Trustees?]
[5. Who Are The Indian Trustees?]
[6. What Are Natural Resources?]
[8. On-Scene Coordinator Responsibilties.]
[9. The Trustees' Responsibilities?]
[10. Major Concepts In NRDA.]
[11. NRDA Process.]