43 C.F.R. § 50.10

What are the required elements of a request to reestablish a formal government-to-government relationship with the United States?

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 181 wordsSubsections: 7Official source

Cite as 43 C.F.R. § 50.10 (2026)

A request must include the following seven elements: (a) A written narrative with supporting documentation thoroughly describing how the Native Hawaiian community drafted the governing document, as described in § 50.11; (b) A written narrative with supporting documentation thoroughly describing how the Native Hawaiian community determined who could participate in ratifying the governing document, consistent with § 50.12; (c) The duly ratified governing document, as described in § 50.13; (d) A written narrative with supporting documentation thoroughly describing how the Native Hawaiian community adopted or approved the governing document in a ratification referendum, as described in § 50.14; (e) A written narrative with supporting documentation thoroughly describing how and when elections were conducted for government offices identified in the governing document, as described in § 50.15; (f) A duly enacted resolution of the governing body authorizing an officer to certify and submit to the Secretary a request seeking the reestablishment of a formal government-to-government relationship with the United States; and (g) A certification, signed and dated by the authorized officer, stating that the submission is the request of the governing body.
Cross-references to the CFR
50.1150.1250.1350.1450.15
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