18-21-104. PARTIES ENTITLED TO INTERVENE IN PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING POTENTIAL HARM TO RESERVATION LAND OR RESOURCES.

1. The Commission may permit any tribal member, tribal entity or any person or entity directly affected or potentially directly affected by a decision of the Commission, Director or to intervene as a party in any proceeding before the Commission that involved conduct that might pollute, impair or degrade Reservation resources or land. To intervene, a person must file a pleading with the Commission that alleges that the proceeding involves conduct that has the effect of polluting, impairing or degrading the air, water, land or other natural resources of the Reservation. Such a pleading must be filed at least three days before the last Commission hearing conducted before the issuance of the final decision.
2. In a proceeding for judicial review of a Commission decision, the Tribal Court may also permit such intervention upon the filing of such a pleading. In a Tribal Court proceeding, a pleading requesting intervention shall be filed with the tribal court and served upon the parties to the Tribal Court proceeding. To be timely, a request for intervention in a Tribal Court proceeding must be filed with the court and served upon all parties to the judicial proceeding within 10 days of the filing of the request for judicial review.