Sec. 47-64. Use of reservations; restriction of leases; escheats. - Connecticut Statutes

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      Sec. 47-64. Use of reservations; restriction of leases; escheats. (a) Each tribe shall determine who may live on reservation land provided any person lawfully residing on a reservation on October 1, 1989, may continue to reside on such reservation. Residents may be removed in accordance with rules filed under section 47-66j.

      (b) Each tribe may lease reservation land for not more than twenty-five years.

      (c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act to the contrary, any Indian reservation property that escheats to the state shall be preserved as an Indian historical area, under the control of the Department of Environmental Protection.

      (1961, P.A. 304, S. 2, 3; P.A. 73-660, S. 3, 6, 11; P.A. 89-368, S. 23.)

      History: P.A. 73-660 changed applicable dates from July 1, 1961, to July 1, 1973, added provision in Subsec. (a) re reimbursement for spouse or children who no longer qualify to reside on reservation following death of their relative and deleted provisions which placed burden of proving residency eligibility on claimant and re welfare commissioner's regulation of times when Indians, descendants and guests may use reservation for recreational and social purposes, in Subsec. (b) replaced welfare commissioner with Indian Affairs Council and added Subsec. (c); P.A. 89-368 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize tribes to determine who may reside on reservation land and amended Subsec. (b) to delete prohibition against leasing and to authorize tribes to lease reservation land for not more than 25 years.

      Cited. 180 C. 474.

      Preempted and rendered invalid by federal law. 22 CA 229; judgment reversed and case remanded to appellate court with direction to remand it to trial court for further proceedings, see 217 C. 612.

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      Sec. 47-64. Use of reservations; restriction of leases; escheats. (a) Each tribe shall determine who may live on reservation land provided any person lawfully residing on a reservation on October 1, 1989, may continue to reside on such reservation. Residents may be removed in accordance with rules filed under section 47-66j.

      (b) Each tribe may lease reservation land for not more than twenty-five years.

      (c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act to the contrary, any Indian reservation property that escheats to the state shall be preserved as an Indian historical area, under the control of the Department of Environmental Protection.

      (1961, P.A. 304, S. 2, 3; P.A. 73-660, S. 3, 6, 11; P.A. 89-368, S. 23.)

      History: P.A. 73-660 changed applicable dates from July 1, 1961, to July 1, 1973, added provision in Subsec. (a) re reimbursement for spouse or children who no longer qualify to reside on reservation following death of their relative and deleted provisions which placed burden of proving residency eligibility on claimant and re welfare commissioner's regulation of times when Indians, descendants and guests may use reservation for recreational and social purposes, in Subsec. (b) replaced welfare commissioner with Indian Affairs Council and added Subsec. (c); P.A. 89-368 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize tribes to determine who may reside on reservation land and amended Subsec. (b) to delete prohibition against leasing and to authorize tribes to lease reservation land for not more than 25 years.

      Cited. 180 C. 474.

      Preempted and rendered invalid by federal law. 22 CA 229; judgment reversed and case remanded to appellate court with direction to remand it to trial court for further proceedings, see 217 C. 612.

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      Sec. 47-64. Use of reservations; restriction of leases; escheats. (a) Each tribe shall determine who may live on reservation land provided any person lawfully residing on a reservation on October 1, 1989, may continue to reside on such reservation. Residents may be removed in accordance with rules filed under section 47-66j.

      (b) Each tribe may lease reservation land for not more than twenty-five years.

      (c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act to the contrary, any Indian reservation property that escheats to the state shall be preserved as an Indian historical area, under the control of the Department of Environmental Protection.

      (1961, P.A. 304, S. 2, 3; P.A. 73-660, S. 3, 6, 11; P.A. 89-368, S. 23.)

      History: P.A. 73-660 changed applicable dates from July 1, 1961, to July 1, 1973, added provision in Subsec. (a) re reimbursement for spouse or children who no longer qualify to reside on reservation following death of their relative and deleted provisions which placed burden of proving residency eligibility on claimant and re welfare commissioner's regulation of times when Indians, descendants and guests may use reservation for recreational and social purposes, in Subsec. (b) replaced welfare commissioner with Indian Affairs Council and added Subsec. (c); P.A. 89-368 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize tribes to determine who may reside on reservation land and amended Subsec. (b) to delete prohibition against leasing and to authorize tribes to lease reservation land for not more than 25 years.

      Cited. 180 C. 474.

      Preempted and rendered invalid by federal law. 22 CA 229; judgment reversed and case remanded to appellate court with direction to remand it to trial court for further proceedings, see 217 C. 612.