Section ENV.02.21 — Tribal Forest Enterprise Sale Of Forest Products

(a) A tribal forest enterprise sale of forest products is used to sell harvested forest products in which the Tribe had retained ownership to one or more buyers.

(b) A tribal forest enterprise sale of forest products may be used in the following types of situations: when a harvest contains high volumes of veneer or specialty products; or when the enterprising of forest products is believed to provide a greater benefit to the Tribe then an open market sale.

(c) The Tribal Council, based on recommendation of the Committee, must authorize the use of the tribal forest enterprise sale of forest products process prior to the sale being conducted.

(d) The Tribal Council, based on recommendation of the Committee, will approve the sales to individual buyers as part of these sales, except, when there are time constraints that prevent prior approval in order to maximize the benefit to the Tribe. In the event of such time constraints, then Tribal Forester shall inform the Committee and Tribal Council as soon as reasonably possible about the terms of the sale and the sale will be handled based on the following process:

(1) The Tribal Forester is the Forest-Officer-in-Charge of tribal forest enterprise sales of forest products.

(2) The FOC must make a reasonable effort to obtain quotes and/or price lists from interested local mills or potential purchasers with a minimum of at least three (3) requested.

(3) All Tribal Loggers on the Approved Logger list must be contacted.

(4) Tribal preference does not apply in relation to these sales of forest products.

(5) The FOC will use their best professional judgment to choose the buyer that will provide the highest benefit to the Tribe and document all decisions.

(e) At the conclusion of the sale, the FOC will inform the Committee about the sale, including who purchased the forest products and an accounting of costs and revenues from the sale.