A Summary of the Activities of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission in 2020 and 2021
MITSC's bylaws. Last amended January 27, 2021
The MITSC began and ended fiscal year 2013-2014 with significant inquiries examining the effectiveness of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement.
Throughout fiscal year 2012/13, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) focused on a series of issues at the request of one or more of the member governments. Among these issues were the return of sea-run alewives to the St. Croix watershed, the taking of land into trust by the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the seating of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the ongoing review and interpretation of the Settlement Acts.
The testimony of MITSC Commissioner John Banks given to a joint public hearing of the Appropriations and Judiciary Committees on March 15 concerning the proposed allocations for MITSC in fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
MITSC Executive Director John Dieffenbacher-Krall provided testimony to a joint public hearing held by the Appropriations and Judiciary Committees concerning LD 1043, An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
MITSC Executive Director John Dieffenbacher-Krall added additional information to the testimony provided by MITSC Commissioner Diana Scully on LD 1671, An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011
A Summary of the Activities of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009)
This report covers fiscal year 2008, July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. Tribal-state relations, after experiencing a positive two-year trend of improvement, precipitously plummeted in April 2008.
This report summarizes MITSC’s work from April 19, 2003 to June 30, 2006.
The 2001 Annual Report of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission to the Governor of Maine and the Governors and Chiefs of the Tribes in Maine.
This report reviews the activities, accomplishments, and disappointments of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) during the year 2000. After introductory information in Section 1, the report’s next five sections describe what happened during the year 2000. Section 2 provides an overview of MITSC’s members, meetings, and process; Section 3 reviews key pieces of legislation; Section 4 describes MITSC’s education activities; Section 5 summarizes the major natural resources and environmental issues before MITSC; and Section 6 analyses the tribal-state relations process. Based on what has happened during the year 2000, Section 7 identifies proposed areas of focus for the year 2001.
MITSC's Annual Report to the Governor of Maine and the Governors and Chiefs of the Tribes in Maine.
Administrative Rules promulgated by the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission regulating fishing on Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Nation waters.
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