1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; allowing Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians law 
1.3 	enforcement officers to exercise arrest authority over non-Indians for offenses 
1.4 	committed within the exterior boundaries of the tribe's reservation;proposing 
1.5 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [626.945] LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY; RED LAKE TRIBAL 
1.8 	POLICE OFFICERS.
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "tribe" means Red Lake Band of 
1.10 	Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined in United States Code, 
1.11 	title 25, section 450B(e), located within the state of Minnesota, but does not include a 
1.12 	tribe, band, or community described in section 626.90, 626.91, 626.92, or 626.93.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Tribal law enforcement agency requirements. A tribe may exercise law 
1.14 	enforcement authority over non-Indians within its exterior boundaries only if it meets the 
1.15 	following requirements:
1.16 	(1) the tribe's governing body has authorized its tribal police officers to enforce 
1.17 	criminal laws within the exterior boundaries of the tribe's reservation, the tribe agrees to 
1.18 	be subject to section 13.82 and any other laws of the state relating to data practices of law 
1.19 	enforcement agencies for those incidents or arrests of non-Indians;
1.20 	(2) the tribe maintains federal contracting under self-governance and federal tort act 
1.21 	coverage, no additional insurance mandate shall apply; and
1.22 	(3) the tribe contracts directly with the Board of Peace Officer Standards and 
1.23 	Training for certifications of its police officers.
1.24 		Subd. 3.Concurrent jurisdiction. There shall be no requirement for concurrent 
1.25 	jurisdiction provided that subdivision 2 is met.
2.1 		Subd. 4.Cooperative agreements. In order to coordinate, define, and regulate 
2.2 	the provision of law enforcement services and provide for mutual aid and cooperation, 
2.3 	governmental units and the tribe shall enter into agreements under section 471.59. For the 
2.4 	purposes of entering into these agreements, the tribe shall be considered a "governmental 
2.5 	unit" as defined in section 471.59, subdivision 1.
2.6 		Subd. 5.Effect on sovereign immunity. Nothing in this section shall be construed 
2.7 	to waive the tribe's sovereign immunity.
2.8 		Subd. 6.Effect on federal law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict 
2.9 	the tribe's authority under federal law.
2.10 		Subd. 7.Construction. This section is limited to law enforcement authority only, 
2.11 	and nothing in this section shall affect any other jurisdictional relationships or disputes 
2.12 	involving the tribe or current reservation boundaries.