5-5-229: State-tribal relations committee.

(1) There is a state-tribal relations committee. Except as provided in subsection (2), the committee is treated as an interim committee for the purposes of 5-5-211 through 5-5-214. The committee shall:

(a) act as a liaison with tribal governments;

(b) encourage state-tribal and local government-tribal cooperation;

(c) conduct interim studies as assigned pursuant to 5-5-217; and

(d) provide recommendations and a report, if one is written, in accordance with 5-5-216 for studies completed by the committee.

(2) The composition of the state-tribal relations committee must be as follows:

(a) six members of the house, three from the majority party and three from the minority party; and

(b) four members of the senate, two from the majority party and two from the minority party.