Title 25 — Indians
Chapter 33 — National Indian Forest Resources Management
§ 3108. Secretarial recognition of tribal laws
Statutory text
Subject to the Secretary’s responsibilities as reflected in sections 3101(2) and 3102(1) of this title and unless otherwise prohibited by Federal statutory law, the Secretary shall comply with tribal laws pertaining to Indian forest lands, including laws regulating the environment or historic or cultural preservation, and shall cooperate with the enforcement of such laws on Indian forest lands. Such cooperation shall include—
assistance in the enforcement of such laws;
provision of notice of such laws to persons or entities undertaking activities on Indian forest lands; and
upon the request of an Indian tribe, the appearance in tribal forums.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
National Indian Forest Resources Management Act
Pub. L. 101–630 title III § 309 · 104 Stat. 4531
Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 3108
(Pub. L. 101–630, title III, § 309, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4538.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–630, title III, § 309, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4538.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 309. SECRETARIAL RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL LAWS. Subject to the Secretary’s responsibilities as reflected in sections 302(2) and 303(1) and unless otherwise prohibited by Federal statutory law, the Secretary shall comply with tribal laws pertaining to Indian forest lands, including laws regulating the environment or historic or cultural preservation, and shall cooperate with the enforcement of such laws on Indian forest lands. Such cooperation shall include— (1) assistance in the enforcement of such laws; (2) provision of notice of such laws to persons or entities undertaking activities on Indian forest lands; and (3) upon the request of an Indian tribe, the appearance in tribal forums.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision