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Last Update: August 29, 2010 

News and Updates on the Development of Crow Law

Special Session of the Crow Tribal Legislature -- May 28, 2010

Passed

Bills: none

Joint Action Resolutions: Approval of Summary of Terms for $3 million Shakopee Loan Agreement for New Casino; Support for Efforts by Westmoreland Resources, Inc. and Many Stars, LLC, to Export Crow Coal; Request for Consideration by Montana's Congressional Delegation to Designate Crow Reservation as National Heritage Site

Legislative Resolutions: none

Confirmations: Five members of the Crow Nation Health Board are confirmed

Special Session of the Crow Tribal Legislature -- May 20, 2010

Passed

Bills: none 

Joint Action Resolution: Authorizing the Tribal Chairman and the Ad Hoc Water/Sewer Committee of the Legislature to Submit an Application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Phase III of the Crow Agency Water and Wastewater Project 

Legislative Resolutions: none

Confirmations: none 

April 2010 Regular Session of the Crow Tribal Legislature

Passed

Bills (3): Amendments to the 2009 Crow Workforce Protection Act (awaiting Executive   Branch action); Establishing the Crow Coal Mining and Reclamation Code (awaiting Executive Branch action and approval from the federal Office of Surface Mining); Rescinding Joint Action Resolution 04-05 and Requiring a Tribal Resolution for Any Future Sel-Determination Contracts and For Any Outside Source Grant Funding (awaiting Executive Branch action).

Joint Action Resolutions (1): Establishing a Crow Nation Reservation Transit System (awaiting Executive Branch action).

Legislative Resolutions (7): Establishing a Lodge Grass High School JROTC Day of Recognition; Ratifying the Montana-Crow Tribal Class III Gaming Compact and All Amendments Thereto; Formally Requesting Montana's U.S. Senators to Introduce a Senate Resolution Acknowledging the 2001 Crow Constitution and Modern Crow Government; Establishing a Procedure for Confirmation of Nominations by the Executive and Judicial Branches; Establishing a Legislative Committee on Veterans' Affairs; Establishing a Legislative Committee on Fish and Wildlife Management; Supporting the Apsaalooke Chamber of Commerce.

Confimations: Five nominees to the TERO Commission are confirmed: Dominic "Steve" Stevens (at large), Merritt "Hugo" White Clay (Black Lodge), Lawrence Big Hair, Sr. (Big Horn), J.D. Stone (Wyola), and Ann Pisano (Lodge Grass).

About CrowLaws.org

This website was established with the purpose of providing on-line accessibility for Crow Tribal laws and for increased transparency into the functions of Crow Tribal government.

CrowLaws.org is not paid for or administered by the Crow Tribal government and is privately funded and privately administered as a source for information.

CrowLaws.org will make efforts to feature the following:

1. Federal laws important to the Crow Tribe, including case law, treaties, compacts and agreements 
2. The 2001 Crow Constitution and commentary
3. Crow Tribal statutes (codified in the Crow Law and Order Code) and uncodified legislation
4. Crow Tribal administrative regulations and Executive orders
5. Case law from the Crow Appellate Court