Amendments to Maine Implementing Act

During the twelve years since the settlement, several amendments to the Maine Implementing Act have been proposed by the Penobscot Indian Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe and many have been enacted: 

The deadline for tribal governments to acquire trust lands identified in the Settlement Act has been extended several times.

Additional parcels of land which can be held in trust for the Tribe and the Nation have been added to the list of lands in the Settlement Act.   

There have been several clarifications and expansions of tribal court jurisdiction. 

The computation of state funding for Indian schools has been clarified.

There have been amendments concerning the acquisition of trust land by the Houlton Band of Maliseets and the use of this land for governmental purposes.