{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-1000.1055","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 1000.1055","heading":"What is the process for conducting the negotiation phase?","body":"(a) Within 30 days of receiving a written Request to Initiate the Negotiation Phase, the bureau and the Tribe/Consortium will agree to a date to conduct an initial negotiation meeting. Subsequent meetings will be held with reasonable frequency at reasonable times.\n(b) Tribe/Consortium and bureau lead negotiators must:\n(1) Be authorized to negotiate on behalf of their government; and\n(2) Involve all necessary persons in the negotiation process.\n(c) Once negotiations have been completed, with the parties in agreement concerning all terms and conditions of a compact and/or funding agreement, the parties will acknowledge in writing the date on which agreement was reached and:\n(1) The Secretary and Tribe/Consortium will finalize the compact and/or funding agreement for submission to the Tribe/Consortium within 15 days or by a mutually agreed upon date; and\n(2) Upon the Secretary's receipt of a compact or funding agreement signed by the Tribe/Consortium, the Secretary will execute and return the funding agreement by a mutually agreed upon date not to exceed 45 days, and the compact by a mutually agreed upon date not to exceed 90 days.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","PART 1000—ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS UNDER THE TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ACT","Subpart H—Negotiation Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"65bb3f2f0b8710dc982dacdb75b2d3cc0a2b082531b8d2ce3daa09d9f0aca68a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-1000.1050","next":"us/25-cfr-1000.1060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}