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 | Ontario Announces a $250 Million Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program Linda L. Bertoldi, J. Mark Rodger; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; October 10, 2009, previously published on September 14, 2009 On Friday September 4, 2009, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (the "MEI") announced further details of two new programs for First Nations and Métis communities interested in developing and owning renewable energy projects: |
| Senate Introduces Legislation to Fix Carcieri Fee-to-Trust Problem Lane Powell PC; October 6, 2009, previously published on September 25, 2009 Senator Byron Dorgan has introduced legislation to fix the problem created by the United States Supreme Court's February 24, 2009, opinion in Carcieri v. Salazar. In that case, the Supreme Court narrowly interpreted the Department of Interior's authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes,... |
 | Métis Consultation Plays Key Role in Land Use and Natural Resource Development Planning Shawn Denstedt, Jessica Ng, Dana Jevremovic; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; September 4, 2009, previously published on September 1, 2009 Métis consultation and accommodation is emerging as an increasingly important aspect of land use and natural resource development planning. Without a solid understanding of who the Métis are, how they are governed and how Métis rights-bearing communities are identified, proponents run the risk of... |
| Tribal Economic Development Bonds - First Application Deadline: August 15, 2009 Greenberg Traurig, P.A.; August 15, 2009, previously published on July 2009 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) gives Indian tribal governments the ability to use a new kind of tax-exempt bond called a "Tribal Economic Development Bond" (TEDBs) to finance economic development projects in the same way that State and local governments use... |
| District Court: Indian Tribes Not Subject to CERCLA Liability Padraic I. McCoy, Megan Farooqui; Faegre & Benson LLP; July 28, 2009, previously published on July 9, 2009 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington held on June 19 in Pakootas et al. v. Teck Cominco Metals et al., Case No. CV-04-256-LRS, that Indian tribes are not "persons" subject to liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and... |
| Guidance and Applications Available for $2 Billion in Tax-Exempt Bonds for Economic Development Projects in Indian Country Lane Powell PC; July 21, 2009, previously published on July 6, 2009 The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") recently published (and posted to its website) guidelines and applications for tax-exempt bonds for economic development projects in Indian Country. |
| OMB Issues Guidance on Recipient Reporting Requirements under the Recovery Act Mary Elizabeth Bosco; Patton Boggs LLP; July 10, 2009, previously published on July 2009 Section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires recipients of grants, loans, tribal agreements, cooperative agreements and certain other forms of assistance to file quarterly reports documenting their performance status and expenditures. |
| Treasury Issues Notice of Applications for Tribal Economic Development Bonds Luis A. Ochoa, Michael J. Ostermeyer, Jeff Peelen; Quarles & Brady LLP; July 8, 2009, previously published on July 2009 On June 23, 2009, the Treasury Department published Notice 2009-51 (the "Notice"), soliciting applications for Tribal Economic Development Bonds authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the "ARRA"). |
| Non-Indian Subject To Tribal Jurisdiction, Says Ninth Circuit Rob Roy Smith; Ater Wynne LLP; June 17, 2009, previously published on May 15, 2009 On May 14, 2009, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Elliott v. White Mountain Apache Tribe reaffirmed that non-Indian litigants must exhaust available Indian tribal court remedies before pursuing an action in Federal court to challenge the Tribe's jurisdiction. |
| Snoqualmie Tribe Members Win Banishment Case in Federal Court Ater Wynne LLP; June 2, 2009, previously published on May 2, 2009 In a legal first, tribal members have been victorious in Federal court challenging a tribal banishment action. Rob Roy Smith and Steven Kennedy of Ater Wynne represented the tribal members, all of whom were one-time elected members of the Snoqualmie Tribe's government. |
