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An Act To Change the Membership of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission To Add Seats for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the State
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30 MRSA §6212, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §24 and as affected by §25, is further amended to read:
Sec. 2. 30 MRSA §6212, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §24 and as affected by §25, is further amended to read:
Sec. 3. 30 MRSA §6212, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §24 and as affected by §25, is further amended to read:
Sec. 4. Contingent effective date. This Act does not take effect unless, within 60 days after the adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature, the Secretary of State receives written certification from the Houlton Band Council of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians that the band has agreed to the provisions of this Act, written certification by the Tribal Chief and the Council of the Penobscot Nation that the nation has agreed to the provisions of this Act and written certification by 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)(2), 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.
See title page for effective date, unless otherwise indicated.