Article: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PUBLISHES FINAL REGULATIONS ON TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release:

Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Carl J. Artman today announced that the Interior Department has published final regulations in the Federal Register implementing Title V of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) regarding Tribal Energy Resource Agreements (TERAs) under the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act. The regulations will become effective on April 9, 2008.

"The Tribal Energy Resource Agreement is a major step for tribal self-determination and self-governance that will usher in a new era of tribal economic development," Artman said. "It is a new tool for tribes who want to directly ...

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