25 C.F.R. § 522.4

Amendment approvals and disapprovals.

Last amended: 2022Year: 2025Length: 290 wordsSubsections: 5Official source

Cite as 25 C.F.R. § 522.4 (2025)

(a) No later than 90 days after the submission of any amendment to a class II ordinance or resolution the Chair shall approve the amendment if the Chair finds that: (1) A tribe meets the amendment submission requirements of § 522.3(b); and (2) The amendment complies with § 522.5(b). (b) No later than 90 days after a tribe submits any amendment to a class II ordinance for approval, the Chair may disapprove the amendment if the Chair determines— (1) A tribe failed to comply with the amendment submission requirements of § 522.3; or (2) The amendment does not comply with § 522.5(b). (c) No later than 90 days after the submission of any amendment to a class III ordinance or resolution, the Chair shall approve the amendment if the Chair finds that— (1) A tribe meets the amendment submission requirements of § 522.3(b); and (2) The amendment complies with § 522.7(b) and (c). (d) No later than 90 days after a tribe submits any amendment to a class III ordinance for approval, the Chair may disapprove the amendment if the Chair determines that— (1) A tribal governing body did not adopt the amendment in compliance with the governing documents of the tribe; (2) The amendment does not comply with § 522.7(b) and (c); or (3) A tribal governing body was significantly and unduly influenced in the adoption of the amendment by a person having a direct or indirect financial interest in a management contract, a person having management responsibility for a management contract, or their agents. (e) The Chair shall notify a tribe of its right to appeal a disapproval under part 582 of this chapter. A disapproval shall be effective immediately unless appealed under part 582 of this chapter.
Cross-references to the CFR
522.3522.5522.7
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