Tribal Law - Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

PRP.10.3.060 Additional Requirements for WSR Leases

Every lease shall:

(a) State that the lease shall indicate who is responsible for evaluating the leased premises for suitability, purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining the WSR equipment.

(b) State that the lessee shall commence installation of energy facilities within two (2) years after the lease effective date or a timeframe in the resource development plan and that the lessee shall provide an explanation of good cause if installation does not occur within the specified time period.

(c) State that the lessee shall maintain all on-site electrical generation equipment and related infrastructure and repair, place into service, or remove from the site within a time period specified in the lease, any idle, improperly functioning, or abandoned equipment.

(d) State that if the lease provides for the lessee to remove the improvements, it shall also provide the Tribe with an option to waive the removal requirement and take possession of the improvements if they are not removed within the specified time period.