H.P. 1445 - L.D. 2036
An Act to Amend the Act to Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30 MRSA §6209-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 388, §6 and affected by §8, is amended to read:
A. Criminal offenses for which the maximum potential term of imprisonment does not exceed one year and the maximum potential fine does not exceed $5,000 and that are committed on the Indian reservation of the Penobscot Nation by a member of any federally recognized Indian tribe, nation, band or other group, except when committed against another a person who is not a member of any federally recognized Indian tribe, nation, band or other group or against the property of another a person who is not a member of any federally recognized Indian tribe, nation, band or other group;
Sec. 2. Effective date; certification. This Act does not take effect unless, within 60 days of the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 118th Legislature, the Secretary of State receives written certification by the Tribal Chief and the Council of the Penobscot Nation that the nation has agreed to the provisions of this Act pursuant to 25 United States Code, Section 1725(e), copies of which must be submitted by the Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Revisor of Statutes; except that in no event may this Act become effective until 90 days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 118th Legislature.
See title page for effective date, unless otherwise indicated.
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