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1 Resolutions of the Yakima General Council [1] (1984)

handle is hein.amindian/resyakgcl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RESOLUTION GC-8-84 WHEREAS, the Yakima General Council enacted Resolution GC-2-81, on May 14, 1981, directing the Yakima Tribal Cuncil to refer matters of great importance to the people of thLe Yakima Nation, and WHEREAS, the oil and gas industry has expressed anlinterest in oil and gas exploration within the exterior boundaries of the Yakima Indian Reservation indicating the possibilit of hydrocarbons, and WHEREAS, the Yakima Tribal Council, through Resolution T-69-82, stated its intent to'present to the Yakima General Council a plan having as its basic theme, development of the potential oil and gas resources on the Yakima Indian Reservation with emphasis on the protection of resources (natural, 6uman, cultural, and ecological) and favorable econo,,ic return s, --- and information regarding the potential benefits and impacts of oil and gas activities. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the General Co ncil of the Yakima Indian Nation, with a quorum being presen , approves to proceed with the development of the potential oil an4 gas resources of the Yakima Indian Nation under the following plan: The Development of Potential Oil and Gas Resources on he Yakima Reservation. 1. The Oil and Gas Liaison Office of the Yakima Irdian Nation will draft a Tribal Oil and Gas Code to regulate and to control the development of oil and gas resources. Public hearings will be held to receive comments on the draft of the oil and gas code. After consideration of any neccessary amendments, the Yakima Tribal Oil and Gas Code will be approved by he Yakima General Council on behalf of the Yakima Indian Nation. 2. The Oil and Gas Liaison Office will monitor tho aquisition of geophysical and geological data about the oil and gas potential on the Yakima Indian Reservation. The 0Gi and Gas Liaison Office will evaluate the geophysical and geological data and will recommend a strategy for oil and gas leaslng for Tribal Council approval. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assurance of the trust responsibility of the United States is not diminished as it pertains to the human and natural resource development If the Yakima Indian Nation, and that the Yakima Tribal Counci is directed to cnaurc for the protcction of othor resources Cnatura ,human, cultural, and ecological) in the implementation of said plan. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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