Four MPs—Sofie Marhaug, Hanne Beate Stenvaag, Geir Jørgensen, and Hege Bae Nyholt—introduced a bill to strengthen protection of Sámi cultural and business practices. The Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, made up of members from the Labour Party, Progress Party, Conservative Party, and Centre Party, recommended that the Storting reject it. MPs from the Socialist Left Party, Red Party, and Green Party put forward alternative proposals.
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The Storting calls on the government to conduct a comprehensive review of reindeer herding's land use situation and its significance for Sámi culture, and to assess whether Norway's management of reindeer herding lands fulfills its international legal obligations.
The Storting calls on the government to assess the cumulative impact on Sámi business and culture from power and industrial development in Finnmark before granting licenses for new energy and infrastructure projects.
The Storting calls on the government to develop solutions that enable reindeer herding districts to exercise their rights through consultations with authorities and developers. The government should consider funding schemes or a dedicated fund to help districts build or hire legal and technical expertise.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure that assessments of cumulative pressure on the natural resources that support Sámi culture and business form a central part of the decision basis in planning and licensing cases affecting Sámi areas.
The Storting calls on the government to propose legislation ending the right of advance accession under the Land Act in cases affecting Sámi culture and business practices.
The Storting calls on the government to integrate Sámi traditional knowledge (árbediehtu) and knowledge related to various forms of Sámi culture and business—including coastal Sámi fishing and other traditional resource use—into the knowledge base for relevant planning and licensing decisions.