Section PRP.01.10 — Development Requirement For Land Assignments

(a) If a land assignment is for land located in a subdivision or land that it newly opened for assignment, then the land assignment will revert back to the Tribe unless the grantee has substantially completed a dwelling on the land assignment within two (2) years after the Grant is executed unless the grantee has received an extension as provided for in Section PRP.01.10(b)(3)(A).

(b) Failure to Substantially Complete Dwelling.

(1) The Land and Enrollment Department shall track when assignments are granted for new residential development.

(2) The Land and Enrollment Department shall work with the Land Management Department to verify whether a grantee has complied with the requirement for a substantially completed dwelling on an annual basis.

(3) In the event that a grantee does not substantially complete the required dwelling within 2 years, then one of the following will occur.

(A) Request for Extension. The grantee may petition the Land Committee and Tribal Council to request a one-time, two-year extension. The grantee must show good cause for the extension. If the extension is granted by Tribal Council, the grantee must have substantially completed a dwelling on the land assignment within two (2) years after the Tribal Council action, or the land assignment will revert back to the Tribe.

(B) Relinquishment of Land Assignment. A grantee may relinquish the land assignment to another eligible tribal member. However, if a grantee relinquishes his/her land assignment to another Tribal Member, then the new grantee must have a substantially completed dwelling on the land assignment within the relinquisher's original timeline(s), except in extenuating circumstances if approved by Tribal Council.

(C) Automatic Reversion of Land Assignment to Tribe.

(i) When a dwelling is not substantially completed within the required time frame, then the land assignment shall automatically revert back to the Tribe.

(ii) The Land and Enrollment Department will send a letter to the grantee documenting the automatic reversion of the land assignment due to non-compliance with this requirement.

(iii) The individual must remove all personal belongings from the land assignment within thirty (30) days of the date of the letter documenting the automatic reversion.