54-36 Indian Affairs Commission - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 54-36INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION54-36-01. Commission - Members - Officers - Expenses of members. The NorthDakota Indian affairs commission consists of the governor, three members appointed by the
governor from the state at large, two of whom must be of Indian descent, must be enrolled
members of a tribe, and must be current voting residents of the state, and the chairperson, or the
chairperson's designee, of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; the Spirit Lake Tribe; the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation; the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians;
and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation.The governor is thechairperson of the commission. The commission shall meet quarterly or as otherwise agreed.
Members of the commission or the chairperson's designee are entitled to receive mileage and
expenses for attending each meeting as are allowed other state officers.54-36-02. Employees - Duties - Compensation. The governor, after consultation withthe members of the commission, shall appoint an executive director of the Indian affairs
commission who must serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor may employ such
other personnel, as the governor deems necessary, and shall prescribe duties and fix
compensation.54-36-03.Powers and duties - Continuing appropriation.The Indian affairscommission may assist and mobilize the support of state and federal agencies in assisting Indian
individuals and groups in North Dakota, especially the five tribal councils, as the Indian
individuals and tribal councils seek to develop their own goals, project plans for achieving those
goals, and implement those plans. The commission may accept gifts, grants, donations, and
services from any source which are appropriated on a continuing basis for the purposes of the
commission. The commission's duties are to:1.Investigate any phase of Indian affairs and to assemble and make available the facts
needed by tribal, state, and federal agencies to work effectively together.2.Assist tribal, state, and federal agencies in developing programs whereby Indian
citizens may achieve more adequate standards of living.3.Assisttribalgroupsindevelopingincreasinglyeffectiveinstitutionsofself-government.4.Work for greater understanding and improved relationships between Indians and
non-Indians.5.Seek increased participation by Indian citizens in local and state affairs.6.Confer with and coordinate officials and agencies of other governmental units and
congressional committees with regard to Indian needs and goals.7.Encourage and propose agreements and accords between federal, state, and local
agencies and the several tribal governments, and, pursuant to chapter 54-40.2, to
assist in monitoring and negotiating agreements and accords when requested by an
affected tribe.54-36-04. Public officers to cooperate. All public officers, both state and local, shallupon request furnish the Indian affairs commission such available information as it may require
for its purposes.54-36-05. Meetings - Quorum. At any meeting of the commission a majority of themembers constitutes a quorum and a majority of the quorum may act in any matter falling within
the jurisdiction of the commission.Page No. 154-36-06. Report and recommendations. The Indian affairs commission may submitits recommendations to the legislative assembly in the form of proposed legislation or resolutions
and may submit a report to the governor and the secretary of state in accordance with section
54-06-04.54-36-07. Appropriation. Omitted.54-36-08. Indian affairs commission printing fund for publications - Appropriation.There is created a revolving fund known as the Indian affairs commission printing fund.Allmoneys collected by the commission from fees from persons purchasing publications and
informal and educational materials produced or distributed by the commission and moneys
received from any person for producing and distributing publications and informational and
educational materials must be deposited into the Indian affairs commission printing fund. Money
in the Indian affairs commission printing fund and earnings on the money in the fund are
appropriated on a continuing basis to the commission to defray expenses incurred by the
commission in producing and distributing publications and informational and educational
materials. This fund is not subject to section 54-44.1-11. If on the first day of July in any year the
amount of money in the Indian affairs commission printing fund is more than twenty-five
thousand dollars, the amount in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars must be transferred to the
general fund.54-36-09.Publications - Fees.The commission may produce and distributepublications and informational and educational materials and may charge a fee for the
publication. The fee must be established at an amount equal to the postage and printing costs of
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