DOCUMENT: SKOK.TXT Memorandum of Understanding Between the Skokomish Tribe and Mason County The Memorandum of Understanding is made by and between the Skokomish Tribe ("the Tribe"), a federally recognized tribe in the state of Washington and Mason County ("the County"), a political subdivision of the state of Washington. The Tribe and the County, after a meeting on September 19, 1991, have indicated mutual interest in developing a government-to- government relationship with each other which will enable cooperation on a wide variety of intergovernmental issues. The Tribe and the County recognize that a cooperative government- to-government relationship will benefit their respective constituents and minimize jurisdictional and regulatory conflict. Because the County is proceeding a full pace with the implementation of the 1990 Washington State Growth Management Act and because the Tribe exercises jurisdictional authority on the Skokomish Reservation and holds proprietary treaty rights throughout the county, both parties recognize a particular need for coordination and cooperation with respect to land use planning and regulatory issues. The Tribe and the County, therefore, agree to establish a group consisting of up to three representatives of the Mason County Commission and one or more representatives of the Skokomish Tribal Council. A representative of the Northwest Renewable Resources Center will serve as coordinator and facilitator. The group will jointly explore issues of mutual concern. Such issues of mutual concern will be identified as the first task of the group. The group will develop recommendations, both substantive and procedural, for addressing issues of mutual concern and will bring such recommendations forward for consideration by both parties within six months of the execution of this agreement. Each party agrees to give this effort high priority. Nothing in this agreement limits or waives the jurisdiction or regulatory authority of either party. Passed by the Board of Mason County Commissioners the ____ day of December, 1991. MASON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON _______________________ William Hunter, Chairman _______________________ Laura Porter, Commissioner _______________________ Michael Gibson, Commissioner Approved as to form: _______________________ Michael Clift, Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Passed by the Skokomish Tribal Council on the ______ day of December, 1991 SKOKOMISH TRIBAL COUNCIL _______________________ Denny Hurtado, Chairman Approved as to form: _______________________ Ressell Busch, Skokomish Tribal Attorney -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: -= THE FOURTH WORLD DOCUMENTATION PROJECT =- :: :: A service provided by :: :: The Center For World Indigenous Studies :: :: www.cwis.org :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Originating at the Center for World Indigenous Studies, Olympia, Washington USA www.cwis.org © 1999 Center for World Indigenous Studies (All Rights Reserved. References up to 500 words must be referenced to the Center for World Indigenous Studies and/or the Author Copyright Policy Material appearing in the Fourth World Documentation Project Archive is accepted on the basis that the material is the original, unoccupied work of the author or authors. Authors agree to indemnify the Center for World Indigenous Studies, and DayKeeper Press for all damages, fines and costs associated with a finding of copyright infringement by the author or by the Center for World Indigenous Studies Fourth World Documentation Project Archive in disseminating the author(s) material. In almost all cases material appearing in the Fourth World Documentation Project Archive will attract copyright protection under the laws of the United States of America and the laws of countries which are member states of the Berne Convention, Universal Copyright Convention or have bi-lateral copyright agreements with the United States of America. Ownership of such copyright will vest by operation of law in the authors and/or The Center for World Indigenous Studies, Fourth World Journal or DayKeeper Press. The Fourth World Documentation Project Archive and its authors grant a license to those accessing the Fourth World Documentation Project Archive to render copyright materials on their computer screens and to print out a single copy for their personal non-commercial use subject to proper attribution of the Center for World Indigenous Studies Fourth World Documentation Project Archive and/or the authors. Questions may be referred to: Director of Research Center for World Indigenous Studies PMB 214 1001 Cooper Point RD SW Suite 140 Olympia, Washington 98502-1107 USA 360-754-1990 www.cwis.org usaoffice@cwis.org OCR Software provided by Caere Corporation