Sec. 2. Certification. Lands in Grand Lake Stream Plantation may not be included in the Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation pursuant to section 1 of this Act until the Secretary of State receives certification from the officials of Grand Lake Stream Plantation that the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Grand Lake Stream Plantation have agreed to provisions set for the transfer.

Sec. 3. Contingent effective date. Section 1 of this Act does not take effect unless, within 60 days of the adjournment of the Legislature, the Secretary of State receives written certification from the Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe that the tribe has agreed to the provisions of this Act pursuant to the United States Code, Title 25, Section 1725(e)(1), copies of which must be submitted by the Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House and the Revisor of Statutes, except that in no event may this Act take effect until 90 days after adjournment of the Legislature.

SUMMARY

This bill adds land in Grand Lake Stream Plantation to the Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation.