Court support Ute tribe in Utah case

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6271953

Uintah and Duchesne Counties in Utah, and the state of Utah are appealing a decision by the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals which gives the Ute Indian Tribe jurisdiction over lands between the trust land the original reservation boundaries. This area encompasses much of Utah's richest oil shale resource. The problem was created when Congress first established the reservation, and then later opened it to homesteading without dis-establishing the reservation. The ruling awarded the tribe jurisdiction over most of Duchesne County and the southern half of the Uintah County. Federal and state lands will continue to be administered by the federal and state government. It may take years to determine the long-term affect of the decision. Some other tribes in similar situations have imposed sales taxes and it is possible to conceive of a severance tax on minerals.

• OSTI ID: 6271953
• Journal Information: Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States), Journal Name: Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States) Vol. 23:4; ISSN PSFRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
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AMERICAN INDIANS
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FEDERAL REGION VIII
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HUMAN POPULATIONS
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
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