Section PRP.01.11 — Use Of Land Assignment By Other Individuals

(a) Grants authorize the occupancy and use of the land assignment by the grantee and his/her immediate family.

(b) Grantees may have visitors who are not tribal members and not members of the grantee's family in the part of the land assignment that are in the development zone established under Chapter PRP.02. However, such visitors are not authorized at a recreational land assignment unless there is public road (not including tribal logging roads) providing direct access to such recreational land assignment.

(c) Except for valid grants, no person shall have the right to occupy or use Tribal land or Tribal resources thereon without the approval of the Tribal Council or other permitted uses from Chapter PRP.02 and other tribal laws.

(d) Approval Process for Other Tribal Members and/or First-Line or Second-Line Descendants to Occupy Land Assignment.

(1) The Tribe recognizes that there may be times when a grantee or his/her immediate family cannot occupy a land assignment. During such times, the following individuals may be authorized to occupy the land assignment by the Tribal Council: other tribal members, 1^st-line descendants, 2^nd-line descendants, or such other persons as the Tribal Council may accept on a case-by-case basis for extenuating circumstances.

(2) If the grantee wishes to allow another individual to occupy his/her land assignment while grantee is not occupying it, then the grantee must submit this request to the Land and Enrollment Department in writing. The grantee must identify who the person(s) occupying the land assignment will be.

(3) The Land and Enrollment Department forward a copy of the request to the Land Committee to make a recommendation for the Tribal Council.

(4) The Tribal Council will make the final decision on whether to authorize the occupancy by the other individuals.

(5) After the Tribal Council makes their decision about the grantee's request during a Tribal Council meeting, the Land and Enrollment Department will send a letter documenting the Council's decision to the grantee.

(6) A new request for approval of other occupancy needs to be submitted to the Tribal Council when the grantee's tenant changes.