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Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Council

Post Office Box 256

Nixon, Nevada 89424

Telephone: (775) 574-1000

Fax (775) 574-1054

RESOLUTION NO.: PL 086-21

RESOLUTION OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL

OF THE PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE

NIXON, NEVADA

the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is organized pursuant to the provisions of Section

16 of the Indian Reorganization Act (25 U.S.C. § 476) and is federally

recognized by the United States Government through the Secretary of the Interior

and the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and possesses attributes of sovereignty over

both the members and territory.

the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, pursuant to Article VI, Section | of the

Constitution and By-laws of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, authorized the

Pyramid Lake Tribal Council to act on behalf of the Pyramid Lake Tribe, and to

promulgate ordinances to safeguard the peace and safety of residents of the

Reservation and to establish courts for the adjudication of claims and disputes;

and

Article VI, Section 1(c) authorizes the Tribal Council to approve any sale,

disposition, lease or encumbrance of tribal lands consistent with Federal law; and

Article VI, Section 1(m) authorizes the Tribal Council to adopt resolutions

regulating the procedure of the Tribal Council and of other tribal agencies and

tribal officials of the reservation; and

Article VII, Section 1 authorizes that Tribal lands may be leased or otherwise

used by the Tribe; and

Article VII, Section 1 authorizes the Tribal Council to lease tribal lands for such

periods of time as permitted by law; and

pursuant to these powers, the Tribal Council has created a Law & Order Code

and other laws and ordinances to govern the conduct of people within the Tribe's

Reservation; and

on February 5, 2021, the Tribal Council adopted Resolution No. PL 016-21

which adopted Title 3 Chapter 18 Trust Lands Business Leasing Ordinance of the

Law and Order Code ("Leasing Ordinance") to implement leasing and

environmental review process for the leasing of tribal lands pursuant to the

H.E.A.R.T.H. Act, codified at 25 U.S.C. 415(h); and

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pursuant to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department Manual, which implements

the approval of tribal leasing ordinances and regulations under the HEARTH Act,

the Tribe submitted the Leasing Ordinance to the BIA for approval; and

BIA Realty staff and attorneys have required additional changes and revisions to

the Leasing Ordinance ("Revised Leasing Ordinance") to comply with the

HEARTH Act and BIA guidelines; and

the Chairwoman and outside counsel have negotiated final changes and revisions

to the Revised Leasing Ordinance, which is attached and incorporated herein,

with the BIA realty staff and attorneys; and

the Tribal Council has determined that the revisions requested and required by

the BIA are not sufficiently substantive to require the changes to be reviewed by

the Law and Order Committee or re-issued for public comment.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Council hereby

approves the revisions and changes to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Revised Tribal

Lands Leasing Ordinance, which is attached and incorporated herein; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Tribal Chairperson or designee is hereby authorized to

effectuate any and all administrative actions necessary for implementation of this

resolution; and

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, nothing in this resolution shall be construed as a waiver of the

sovereign immunity of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.

CERTIFICATION

It is hereby certified that the foregoing resolution of the Pyramid Lake Paiute

Tribal Council, governing body of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, composed ten

members, of whom nine (9) constituting a quorum were present at a meeting

duly held on the 16” day of July 2021, was adopted by the affirmative vote of

eight (8) FOR and zero (0) AGAINST, with zero (0) ABSTENTIONS; pursuant

to the authority contained in the Constitution and By-laws of the Pyramid Lake

udu eu

Brentla A. Henry, Tribal Council cretary

Pyramid Lake Paiute inci ouncil