Bill Text: IN SB0342 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Miami Nation of Indians state tribe recognition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy [SB0342 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SB0342-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 1-2-14.
Synopsis: Miami Nation of Indians state tribe recognition. Provides
for the recognition of a Native American Indian tribe that is indigenous
to Indiana as a "state tribe". Provides that a state tribe is not entitled to
any special state right or benefit unless the right or benefit is
specifically conferred upon the state tribe by statute. Provides that the
citizenship criteria used to determine the membership of a state tribe
shall be determined solely by the governing body of the state tribe.
Grants state tribe recognition to the Miami Nation of Indians of the
State of Indiana.
Effective: July 1, 2013.
January 8, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
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Chapter 14. State Tribe Recognition
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "state tribe" means a Native American Indian tribe that is indigenous to Indiana and is granted state recognition by this chapter.
Sec. 2. This chapter does not confer, reduce, or affect in any manner any law, rule, or ordinance concerning a state tribe or the state tribe's enrolled members.
Sec. 3. A state tribe and the state tribe's enrolled members are not entitled to any special state right or benefit unless the right or benefit is specifically conferred to the state tribe by statute.
Sec. 4. The citizenship criteria used to determine the membership for each state tribe shall be determined solely by the governing body of the state tribe.
Sec. 5. The Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana is
recognized as a state tribe.
