25 CFR 522.4 – Amendment approvals and disapprovals
(a) No later than 90 days after the submission of any amendment to a class II ordinance or resolution the Chair shall approve the amendment if the Chair finds that:
Terms Used In 25 CFR 522.4
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
(1) A tribe meets the amendment submission requirements of § 522.3(b); and
(2) The amendment complies with § 522.5(b).
(b) No later than 90 days after a tribe submits any amendment to a class II ordinance for approval, the Chair may disapprove the amendment if the Chair determines—
(1) A tribe failed to comply with the amendment submission requirements of § 522.3; or
(2) The amendment does not comply with § 522.5(b).
(c) No later than 90 days after the submission of any amendment to a class III ordinance or resolution, the Chair shall approve the amendment if the Chair finds that—
(1) A tribe meets the amendment submission requirements of § 522.3(b); and
(2) The amendment complies with § 522.7(b) and (c).
(d) No later than 90 days after a tribe submits any amendment to a class III ordinance for approval, the Chair may disapprove the amendment if the Chair determines that—
(1) A tribal governing body did not adopt the amendment in compliance with the governing documents of the tribe;
(2) The amendment does not comply with § 522.7(b) and (c); or
(3) A tribal governing body was significantly and unduly influenced in the adoption of the amendment by a person having a direct or indirect financial interest in a management contract, a person having management responsibility for a management contract, or their agents.
(e) The Chair shall notify a tribe of its right to appeal a disapproval under part 582 of this chapter. A disapproval shall be effective immediately unless appealed under part 582 of this chapter.