Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 36-83, (1983)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided August 24, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL D. BESADNY, Secretary Department of Natural Resources
You ask whether the Oneida Indian Tribe is a "governmental unit" within the meaning of section 144.07(4)(a), Stats., and whether it may be included in a joint sewerage commission. In my opinion, a tribal government is not a "governmental unit" within the meaning of the statute. Consequently, for this reason alone and without deciding whether a tribe voluntarily could subject itself to the jurisdiction of a joint sewerage commission, it is my opinion that the Oneida Indian Tribe may not be included as a member of such a commission.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- United States v. MazurieSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. BrackerSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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