By Representative Turkington of Falmouth and Senator O’Leary, joint petition (accompanied by bill, 2771) of Eric Turkington and Robert A. O'Leary relative to establishing the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) as a governmental unit for retirement purposes. Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Eric Turkington

Robert A. O'Leary

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to establishing the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah, as a governmental unit for retirement purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

    Section 2 of chapter 32B of the General Laws as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition is hereby amended in line 61 by inserting after the word “commonwealth” the following words:
    ”, and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) a federally recognized Indian Tribe as referenced in 25 U.S. Code Section 1771 et. Seq.”