Chehalis Asks Ninth Circuit to Take Judicial Notice of New Interior Regulations re: Taxability of Trust Land Improvements

This story was filed on February 5, 2013

Here is the motion in Confederated Chehalis Tribes v. Thurston County Board of Equalization: Chehalis Motion to Take Judicial Notice The federal regs are here. 25 CFR 162.017 reads: Subject only to applicable Federal law, permanent improvements on the leased … Continue reading →read more

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