Sec. 1. 30 MRSA §6206, sub-§§1 and 3, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 732, §§1 and 31, are amended to read:

1. General Powers. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation, within their respective Indian territories, shall have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, privileges, powers and immunities, including, but without limitation, the power to enact ordinances and collect taxes, and shall be are subject to all the duties, obligations, liabilities and limitations of a municipality of and subject to the laws of the State, provided, however, that as long as internal tribal matters, including membership in the respective tribe or nation, the right to reside within the respective Indian territories, tribal organization, tribal government, tribal elections and the use or disposition of settlement fund income shall are not be subject to regulation by the State. The Passamaquoddy Tribe has concurrent authority over any public or private right-of-way and over any railroad, utility or other right-of-way that are not owned by the tribe but bordered on one or both sides by Passamaquoddy Indian territory to enact tribal ordinances not inconsistent with state law. The Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation shall designate such officers and officials as are necessary to implement and administer those laws of the State applicable to the respective Indian territories and the residents thereof of the respective Indian territories. Any resident of the Passamaquoddy Indian territory or the Penobscot Indian territory who is not a member of the respective tribe or nation nonetheless shall be is equally entitled to receive any municipal or governmental services provided by the respective tribe or nation or by the State, except those services which that are provided exclusively to members of the respective tribe or nation pursuant to state or federal law, and shall be is entitled to vote in national, state and county elections in the same manner as any tribal member residing within Indian territory.

3. Ordinances. The Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation each shall have has the right to exercise exclusive jurisdiction within its respective Indian territory and the Passamaquoddy Tribe has the same rights over any public or private right-of-way and over any railroad, utility or other right-of-way that are not owned by the tribe but bordered on one or both sides by Passamaquoddy Indian territory over violations by members of either tribe or nation of tribal ordinances adopted pursuant to this section or section 6207. The decision to exercise or terminate the jurisdiction authorized by this section shall be is made by each tribal governing body. Should either tribe or nation choose not to exercise, or to terminate its