ARTICLE 1 GENERAL POLICIES
107 Federal Trust Obligation
§ 107 Federal Trust Obligation The Tribe reserves the right to provide Assistance in circumstances where federal funding is insufficient to operate federal programs designed to benefit Applicants and when federal funding is insufficient to adequately ...
106 Governing Law; Sovereignty
§ 106 Governing Law; Sovereignty All rights and liabilities associated with the enactment of this Title, or the Assistance payments made hereunder, shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the Tribe. Nothing in this Title or any ...
105 Non-Resource Designation
§ 105 Non-Resource Designation Assistance provided hereunder is made from the assets of the Tribal government. All payments are therefore subject to the availability of budgeted Tribal government funds and the Tribe does not guarantee any payments ...
104 General Welfare Doctrine
§ 104 General Welfare Doctrine A. The Internal Revenue Service recognizes that Assistance by a Tribal government to Tribal Members under a legislatively provided social benefit program for the promotion of the general welfare of the Tribe are ...
103 Ratification of Prior Acts; Legislative Intent
§ 103 Ratification of Prior Acts; Legislative Intent A. The Tribal Council, acting as the legislative body of the Tribe and acting through its duly-elected Tribal Council Members, has traditionally exercised the Tribe's sovereign right to provide ...
102 Purpose
§ 102 Purpose The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government, exercises its inherent rights of sovereignty to promote the general welfare of the Tribe, its self-determination, self-governance, culture, and tradition by ...
101 Definitions
§ 101 Definitions For purposes of this Title, the following terms shall mean: A. “Applicant(s)” means those person(s) who have submitted an Application for Assistance from an approved Tribal Program. B. “Administratively Complete Application” means ...