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Charter review commission asks counsel to research tribal land-into-trust authority
Summary
On Aug. 25 the Clallam County Charter Review Commission voted to ask commission counsel to research how tribes' statutory processes to place land into trust relate to constitutional claims, after public comment and committee discussion raised tax, jurisdiction and equal‑protection concerns.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Clallam County Charter Review Commission on Aug. 25 voted to request legal research into the interplay between tribal statutory authority to place land into trust and related constitutional questions, including potential Fourteenth Amendment issues.
Commissioner Ron Richards, who chairs the land-acquisition subcommittee, framed the question to counsel as "what is the relationship between the statutory authority of tribes to acquire trust land, and their constitutional authority?" Commissioners then voted to forward that question to commission counsel for research.
The request followed lengthy public comment from residents about…
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