§403a–2 Acquisition, Management, and Disposal of Lands by Tulalip Tribe

Summary

The Tulalip Tribes can sell land that the United States holds in trust for them, or land that the U.S. has limited from being sold or taxed, and they can also sell land they got on or after June 18, 1956, if the Secretary of the Interior agrees. A sale ends the federal trust or those limits, unless the Secretary agrees to keep the trust or limits when selling to a tribal member. The Secretary can also take title to tribe land inside the reservation and hold it in trust, and land held in trust this way is not taxed. With the Secretary’s approval, the Tribes can use tribal or trust land as security for loans by making mortgages or deeds of trust. Foreclosures and sales follow Washington State law. In foreclosure cases, the Tribes are treated as having full ownership, the United States does not need to join the case, and a foreclosure sale removes U.S. title. Land bought back by the Tribes returns to U.S. trust for the tribe; land bought by an individual tribal member can, with the Secretary’s consent, be taken into U.S. trust for that person. Money from sales, exchanges, mortgages, or security interests can be used for any tribal purpose.