RESOLUTION
NO.
2005­
04
OF
THE
MOHEGAN
TRIBE
OF
INDIANS
OF
CONNECTICUT
WHEREAS,
The
Mohegan
Tribe
of
Indians
of
Connecticut
(
the
"
Mohegan
Tribe")
is
a
federally
recognized
American
Indian
Tribe
recognized
by
the
United
States
pursuant
to
25
C.
F.
R.
89,
59
Fed.
Reg.
12140;
and
WHEREAS,
the
Mohegan
Tribe
is
governed
by
the
Mohegan
Tribal
Council
pursuant
to
the
Constitution
of
the
Mohegan
Tribe;
and
WHEREAS,
the
Mohegan
Tribal
Council
possesses
legislative
and
executive
authority
under
the
Tribal
Constitution
;
and
WHEREAS,
the
Tribe
has
previously
adopted
several
Ordinances
relating
to
protection
of
Air
Quality
in
the
Mohegan
Indian
Reservation:
Ordinance
2002­
12
establishing
an
Environmental
Protection
Department
(
MEPD);
Ordinance
2002­
14
adopting
an
area
wide
NOx
Emissions
Limitations
Regulation;
Ordinance
2002­
49
amending
the
MEPD
Ordinance;
and
Ordinance
2003­
16,
amending
the
NOx
Emissions
Limitations
Regulation
.

WHEREAS,
the
Tribe
is
currently
in
the
final
stages
of
submitting
to
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Department
Agency
(
EPA)
its
formal
Request
for
Eligibility
Determination
for
Treatment
as
a
State
under
the
Clean
Air
Act
and
approval
of
Tribal
TIP
(
Implementation
Plan);
and
WHEREAS,
one
of
the
requirements
for
final
submission
is
that
the
Tribe
agree
to
enter
into
a
Memorandum
of
Agreement
with
the
EPA
regarding
coordination
of
any
criminal
violations
of
federal
environmental
laws;
and
WHEREAS,
NOW
THEREFORE,
BE
IT
RESOLVED,
the
Mohegan
Tribal
Council
hereby
approves
the
Memorandum
of
Agreement
with
the
EPA
regarding
coordination
of
any
criminal
violations
of
federal
environmental
laws
(
a
copy
of
which
is
attached);
and
WHEREAS,
NOW
THEREFORE,
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
that
the
Mohegan
Tribal
Council
hereby
approves
submission
to
EPA
of
the
Request
for
Eligibility
Determination
for
Treatment
as
a
State
under
the
Clean
Air
Act
and
approval
of
Tribal
TIP
(
Implementation
Plan).
Dated
this
16th
day
of
February,
2005
at
Uncasville,
Connecticut.

f
:
DJANS
OF
CONNECTICUT
ATTEST:

Shirley
M.
alsh
Recording
Secretary
