Sec. 7. Consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes
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Before issuing a permit under section 6(a) that authorizes an activity to be carried out on the Tribal land of a federally recognized Indian Tribe or on usual and accustomed areas where federally recognized Indian Tribes have treaty reserved rights on Federal land, the Secretary shall consult with the applicable federally recognized Indian Tribe. Before taking any major Federal action that may negatively impact covered species habitat or increase covered species mortality, a Federal agency shall consult with— the applicable Committee; and any federally recognized Indian Tribe— the Tribal land of which may be impacted by the Federal action; and that has usual and accustomed areas where the federally recognized Indian Tribe has treaty reserved rights on Federal land that may be impacted by the Federal action.
Any consultation conducted with a federally recognized Indian Tribe under subsection (b)(2) shall be— meaningful and conducted with the free, prior, and informed consent or resolution of the federally recognized Indian Tribe; and carried out through cooperative management agreements between the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the federally recognized Indian Tribe.