Sec. 47-66h. Trust agreements between Governor and willing indigenous tribes.
Sec. 47-66h. Trust agreements between Governor and willing indigenous
tribes. (a) Effective October 1, 1990, the Governor shall enter into a trust agreement
with each willing indigenous Indian tribe. Any such trust agreement shall define the
powers and duties possessed by the tribe that is party to the agreement and shall be
consistent with recommendations on trust agreements contained in the final report of
the Indian Affairs Task Force made pursuant to special act 87-103.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to confer tribal status under federal
law on the indigenous tribes named in section 47-59a or to confer additional rights of
ownership and title to such tribes to land in the state which was not held in trust for such
tribes on June 1, 1989.
(P.A. 89-368, S. 17.)
Writ of mandamus will not issue to require governor to enter into trust agreement where task force does not issue final
report containing trust agreement recommendations. 51 CA 552.
Subsec. (b):
Cited. 243 C. 115.