| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 30 MRSA §6212, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, | | §24 and affected by §25, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Responsibilities. In addition to the responsibilities set | | forth in this Act, the commission shall continually review the | | effectiveness of this Act and the social, economic and legal | | relationship between the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot | | Nation and the State and shall make such reports and | | recommendations to the Legislature, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and | | the Penobscot Nation as it determines appropriate. |
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| | | The commission may introduce legislation relating to this Act and | | the relationship between the State and the Indian tribes.__In | | filing legislation pursuant to this section, the commission shall | | follow the instructions of, and meet all deadlines established | | by, the Legislature. |
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| | | On an annual basis, the commission shall organize an assembly of | | governors and chiefs to discuss issues relating to this Act and | | the relationship between the State and the Indian tribes.__The | | commission shall invite the Governor, the governors and chiefs of | | all tribal governments in the State and the tribal legislative | | Representatives to participate in the assembly. |
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| | | On a biennial basis, during each first regular session of the | | Legislature, the commission shall organize a tribal-state | | legislative assembly to discuss issues relating to this Act and | | the relationship between the State and the Indian tribes. In | | consultation with the tribal legislative Representatives, the | | commission shall invite representatives of the Legislature and | | tribal council members from all tribal governments in the State | | to participate in the assembly. |
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| | | Seven members constitute a quorum of the commission and a | | decision or action of the commission is not valid unless 5 | | members vote in favor of the action or decision. |
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| | | Resolve 1997, chapter 45 authorized the Maine Indian Tribal- | | State Commission to submit legislation as part of its reporting | | to the Legislature about the impact of Maine's civil laws on the | | Wabanaki. The bill authorizes the commission to introduce | | legislation on an ongoing basis. |
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| | | Resolve 1997, chapter 45 also required the commission to | | organize an Assembly of Governors and Chiefs. The bill requires |
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