2006 Utah Code - 9-9-104.5 — Meetings with tribal leaders and Indian groups.

     9-9-104.5.   Meetings with tribal leaders and Indian groups.
     (1) The division shall meet regularly with:
     (a) elected officials of Indian tribes located in whole or in part in the state; or
     (b) individuals designated by elected officials of the tribes described in Subsection (1)(a).
     (2) (a) Subject to Section 9-9-104.6, at least five times each year, the division shall coordinate and attend a joint meeting of the representatives of tribal governments listed in Subsection (2)(b) for the purpose of coordinating the efforts of state and tribal governments in meeting the needs of the Native Americans residing in the state.
     (b) (i) The representatives to be included in the meeting described in Subsection (2)(a) shall be selected as follows:
     (A) an elected official of the Navajo Nation that resides in San Juan County selected by the Navajo Nation government;
     (B) an elected official of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation selected by the Uintah and Ouray Tribal Business Committee;
     (C) an elected official of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah selected by the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Tribal Council;
     (D) an elected official of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshoni Nation that resides in Northern Utah selected by the Northwestern Band of the Shoshoni Nation Tribal Council;
     (E) an elected official of the Confederate Tribes of Goshute Reservation that resides in Ibapah selected by the Goshute Business Council;
     (F) an elected official of the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians selected by the Goshute Indian Tribal Executive Committee;
     (G) an elected official of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe that resides in Utah selected by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council; and
     (H) an elected official of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe selected by the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Council.
     (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b)(i), if an elected official of an Indian tribe provides notice to the division, the Indian tribe may designate an individual other than the elected official selected under Subsection (2)(b)(i) to represent the Indian tribe at a meeting held under Subsection (2)(a).
     (c) (i) A meeting held in accordance with Subsection (2)(a) is subject to Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
     (ii) A meeting of representatives listed in Subsection (2)(b) is not subject to the requirements of Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, notwithstanding whether it is held on the same day as a meeting held in accordance with Subsection (2)(a) if:
     (A) the division does not coordinate the meeting described in this Subsection (2)(c)(ii);
     (B) no state agency participates in the meeting described in this Subsection (2)(c)(ii);
     (C) a representative receives no per diem or expenses under this section for attending the meeting described in this Subsection (2)(c)(ii) that is in addition to any per diem or expenses the representative receives under Subsection (2)(d) for attending a meeting described in Subsection (2)(a); and
     (D) the meeting described in this Subsection (2)(c)(ii) is not held:
     (I) after a meeting described in Subsection (2)(a) begins; and
     (II) before the meeting described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii)(D)(I) adjourns.
     (d) (i) The representative selected under Subsection (2)(b) that attends a meeting held in

accordance with Subsection (2)(a) who does not receive compensation, per diem, or expenses from the tribal government specifically for the representative's attendance at that meeting may receive per diem and expenses incurred in attending the meeting at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) A representative of a tribal government that attends a meeting held in accordance with Subsection (2)(a) may decline to receive per diem and expenses for the representative's attendance.
     (iii) For each meeting, only one individual from each tribe may receive per diem and expenses, as provided in this Subsection (2)(d).
     (3) The division may meet as necessary with Indian groups other than tribal governments representing the interests of Native Americans who are citizens of the state residing on or off reservation land.

Amended by Chapter 14, 2006 General Session
Amended by Chapter 118, 2006 General Session