19-1-105. TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is subject to certain responsibilities under certain federal laws, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6992 k, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6911 I, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-9675, any discarded materials on the Reservation, including solid waste; liquid and contained gaseous wastes; semi-solid wastes; sludges; and toxic, lethal and hazardous wastes.

Because the five counties within which the Reservation and tribally owned and individually owned trust lands lie do not have adequate environmental laws, it is imperative that, within its jurisdiction, the Tribe regulate all discarded materials and uses and substances that are potentially harmful to the Reservation environment.