Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-64

Use of reservations. Restriction of leases. Escheats

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 412 F. Supp. 1085 - Rolling Cloud v. Gill (1976)

Most recently applied in 412 F. Supp. 1085 - Rolling Cloud v. Gill (April 1976)

(1961, P.A. 304, S. 2, 3; P.A. 73-660, S. 3, 6, 11; P.A. 89-368, S. 23; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.) History: P.A. 73-660 changed applicable dates from July 1, 1961, to July 1, 1973, adde…

(a) Each tribe shall determine who may live on reservation land, provided any person lawfully residing on a reservation on October 1, 1989, may continue to reside on such reservation. Residents may be removed in accordance with rules filed under section 47-66j .

(b) Each tribe may lease reservation land for not more than twenty-five years.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any special act to the contrary, any Indian reservation property that escheats to the state shall be preserved as an Indian historical area, under the control of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

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