PRP.5.1.050 General Definitions

(a) "Condemnation" means a legal proceeding where the Tribal Governing Board is exercising eminent domain to procure private property for some public use or benefit.

(b) "Conflict of Interest" means a situation that has the potential to undermine the impartiality of a person because of the possibility of a conflict between the private interests of an individual and the official responsibilities of that person in the course of his or her duties, including those pertaining to employment or appointment on a board or commission.

(c) "Eminent Domain" means the power of the Tribal Governing Board to take private property and convert it into public purpose use.

(d) "Fair Market Value" means the price at which property would change hands between a willing buyer and willing seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts.

(e) "Good Faith" means that there is an objective basis for initiating a condemnation proceeding.

(f) "Just Compensation" means the payment the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake

Superior Chippewa Indians is required to tender for property it has taken through eminent domain for some public purpose.

(g) "Lac Courte Oreilles" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(h) "Private Property" means the real or personal property owned by one or more private parties.

(i) "Public Purpose" means for the purpose of providing facilities or services for the benefit of the public connection with, but not limited to, public health, safety or welfare, as determined by the Tribal Governing Board.

(j) "Reservation" or "Reservation Lands" means those lands located within the exterior boundaries of the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation lands as well as off-Reservation lands under the jurisdiction and purview of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe.

(k) "Respondent" means any person with an interest in or lien on Private Property that is subject to a Condemnation proceeding pursuant to this Chapter.

(l) "Tribal Condemnation Commission" or "Commission" means the condemnation commission of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians established by the Tribal Governing Board in this ordinance.

(m) "Tribal Court" means the court of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(n) "Tribal Governing Board" means the Tribal Governing Board of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

(o) "Tribe" or "Band" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.