Tribal Law - Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

3.11.050 Relationship to Federal Permit Requirements

Whenever persons requesting a permit are also subject to Federal permit requirements, the following shall apply:

(a) Approvals under this section shall not relieve a person of the need to obtain a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or Environmental Protection Agency, if required.

(b) Issuance of a permit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or Environmental Protection Agency shall not relieve a person of the need to obtain approval under this ordinance, if applicable.

(d) The Bad River Natural Resources Department may defer the review and approval of proposed uses in protected wetlands and watercourses until after permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been obtained.

(e) Nothing in this ordinance should be construed as an acknowledgement of consent to state jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of the Bad River Reservation.