Chapter PRP.5 Eminent Domain Code of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians PreambleThis ordinance is enacted pursuant to the inherent sovereign authority of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to reduce the fractionation of Tribal lands and to resolve longstanding issues of trespass. In the implementation of this inherent sovereign authority, Article V, (1)(l) and (1)(m) of the Amended Constitution and Bylaws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, empowers the Tribal Governing Board to: "organize, charter and regulate any association or group for the purpose of providing social or economic benefits to the members of the Band or the residents of the reservation" Article V 1(l); and "delegate to subordinate boards, officers, committees or cooperative associations which are open to all members of the Band any of the foregoing powers, reserving the right to review any action taken by virtue of such delegated powers". Pursuant to this inherent sovereign authority, the Tribal Governing Board hereby establishes a public body known as the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Condemnation Commission and enacts this ordinance which shall establish the purposes, powers, and duties of the Tribal Condemnation Commission. In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement relating to any of its actions, the Tribal Condemnation Commission shall be conclusively deemed to have become established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers upon proof of the adoption of this ordinance. A copy of this ordinance duly certified by the Secretary/Treasurer of the Tribal Governing Board shall be admissible in evidence in any suit, action, or proceedings.Subchapter PRP.5.1 General Provisions§§ PRP.5.1.010 – PRP.5.1.060Subchapter PRP.5.2 Tribal Condemnation Committee Responsibilities§§ PRP.5.2.010 – PRP.5.2.130Subchapter PRP.5.3 General Provisions and Procedures in Exercising Tribal Condemnation Authority§§ PRP.5.3.010 – PRP.5.3.150
