Chapter 177 Oregon Laws 2001
AN ACT
SB 770
Relating to
government-to-government relations between the State of Oregon and American
Indian tribes in Oregon.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
As used in sections 1 to 4 of this 2001
Act:
(1) “State agency” has
the meaning given that term in ORS 358.635.
(2) “Tribe” means a
federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon.
SECTION 2.
(1) A state agency shall develop and
implement a policy that:
(a) Identifies
individuals in the state agency who are responsible for developing and
implementing programs of the state agency that affect tribes.
(b) Establishes a
process to identify the programs of the state agency that affect tribes.
(c) Promotes
communication between the state agency and tribes.
(d) Promotes positive
government-to-government relations between the state and tribes.
(e) Establishes a method
for notifying employees of the state agency of the provisions of sections 1 to
4 of this 2001 Act and the policy the state agency adopts under this section.
(2) In the process of
identifying and developing the programs of the state agency that affect tribes,
a state agency shall include representatives designated by the tribes.
(3) A state agency shall
make a reasonable effort to cooperate with tribes in the development and
implementation of programs of the state agency that affect tribes, including
the use of agreements authorized by ORS 190.110.
SECTION 3.
(1) At least once a year, the Oregon
Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commission on
Indian Services, shall provide training to state agency managers and employees
who have regular communication with tribes on the legal status of tribes, the
legal rights of members of tribes and issues of concern to tribes.
(2) Once a year, the
Governor shall convene a meeting at which representatives of state agencies and
tribes may work together to achieve mutual goals.
(3) No later than
December 15 of every year, a state agency shall submit a report to the Governor
and to the Commission on Indian Services on the activities of the state agency
under sections 1 to 4 of this 2001 Act. The report shall include:
(a) The policy the state
agency adopted under section 2 of this 2001 Act.
(b) The names of the
individuals in the state agency who are responsible for developing and
implementing programs of the state agency that affect tribes.
(c) The process the
state agency established to identify the programs of the state agency that
affect tribes.
(d) The efforts of the
state agency to promote communication between the state agency and tribes and
government-to-government relations between the state and tribes.
(e) A description of the
training required by subsection (1) of this section.
(f) The method the state
agency established for notifying employees of the state agency of the
provisions of sections 1 to 4 of this 2001 Act and the policy the state agency
adopts under section 2 of this 2001 Act.
SECTION 4.
Nothing in sections 1 to 4 of this 2001
Act creates a right of action against a state agency or a right of review of an
action of a state agency.
Approved by the Governor May
24, 2001
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State May 24, 2001
Effective date January 1,
2002
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