Section ENV.04.09 — Additional Authority Of The Commission

(a) In addition to the powers and duties of the Commission specified elsewhere, the Commission is empowered to:

(1) Accept and supervise the administration of loans and grants from the federal government and from other public sources, if authorized by Tribal Council, which loans and grants shall not be expended for other than purposes for which provided;

(2) Advise, consult, cooperate, and enter into agreements, if authorized by Tribal Council, with other agencies of the Tribe, the federal government, states, and other Tribes, and with groups and industries affected by the provisions of this article and policies of the Commission, but any such agreement involving authorizing or requiring compliance in this reservation with any water quality standard or control regulation shall not be effective unless or until the Commission has presented the public with an opportunity for a hearing with respect to such standard or regulation and has adopted the same in compliance with Section ENV.04.19 and

(3) Exercise all incidental powers necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes of the article including the powers to issue and enforce rules and orders.