{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-137.310","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 137.310","heading":"Are Self-Governance Tribes required to grant a limited waiver of their sovereign immunity to assume Federal environmental responsibilities under section 509 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8]?","body":"Yes, but only as provided in this section. Unless Self-Governance Tribes consent to the jurisdiction of a court, Self-Governance Tribes are immune from civil lawsuits. Self-Governance Tribes electing to assume Federal environmental responsibilities under section 509 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8] must provide a limited waiver of sovereign immunity solely for the purpose of enforcing a Tribal certifying officer's environmental responsibilities, as set forth in this subpart. Self-Governance Tribes are not required to waive any other immunity.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER M—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 137—TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE","Subpart N—Construction"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"f5c1bbc15180c54d90d675ed657f3ac4806ecbaf561ea2ae7c6a4ad9f740e3f0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-137.309","next":"us/42-cfr-137.311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}