17.1.4.030 SPECIAL POWERS, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF CORPORATIONS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE TRIBE.

(a) Scope. The special powers, privileges and immunities described in this section shall be available only to a corporation wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Tribe.

(b) Jurisdictional and tax immunities. All of the rights, privileges and immunities of the Tribe concerning federal, state, or local taxes, regulations and jurisdiction are hereby conferred on all tribal corporations wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Tribe to the same extent that the Tribe would have such rights, privileges and immunities if it engaged in the activities undertaken by the corporation. Absent consent by the corporation, a corporation wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Pueblo shall not be subject to taxation by the Pueblo, except to the extent that such taxation is necessary and reasonably appropriate to compensate the Pueblo for services provided to the corporation by the Pueblo.

(c) Sovereign immunity. The sovereign immunity of the Pueblo is hereby conferred on all tribal corporations wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Pueblo. A corporation wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Pueblo shall have the power to sue and is authorized to consent to be sued in the court, and in all other courts of competent jurisdiction, provided, however, that:

(1) no such consent to suit shall be effective against the corporation unless such consent is:

(A) explicit,

(B) contained in a written contract or commercial document to which the corporation is a party, and

(C) specifically approved by the board of directors of the corporation, and

(2) any recovery against such corporation shall be limited to the assets of the corporation.

Any consent to suit may be limited to the court or courts in which suit may be brought, to the matters that may be made the subject of the suit and to the assets or revenues of the corporation against which any judgment may be executed.