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This dataset represents properties under the ownership of the Squaxin Island Tribe and was last updated 2/2025. |
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This dataset represents properties under the ownership of the Squaxin Island Tribe and was last updated 2/2025. |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><UL><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">Fee</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt"> = “Fee land is under complete control of its owner, which can be an individual or an entity such as a tribe, who holds the title to it. Fee simple ownership is the highest form of property possession. The owner can use the land for any legal purpose.” (</SPAN><A href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bia.gov%2Fservice%2Ftrust-land-acquisition%2Fbenefits-trust-land-acquisition&data=05%7C02%7Cahsu%40squaxin.us%7Cbb2d0cb5943e4d61fe7a08dd568a5ee1%7Cb335c02b078b49d19dc2f7b870c414a2%7C0%7C0%7C638761874495796863%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sDQHtVmjYGwrhAQzsxgFdqjejxbCeApv0MRZCEjAHN0%3D&reserved=0" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Bureau of Indian Affairs</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">)</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">“When land is owned by a tribe or its members/citizens in "fee" patent (as opposed to being held in trust by the Federal Government), the property is subject to property taxes.” (</SPAN><A href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdor.wa.gov%2Fforms-publications%2Fpublications-subject%2Ftax-topics%2Finformation-tribal-memberscitizens%23%3A~%3Atext%3DWhen%2520tribal%2520lands%2520are%2520held%2Cor%2520equipment%2520used%2520in%2520business.&data=05%7C02%7Cahsu%40squaxin.us%7Cbb2d0cb5943e4d61fe7a08dd568a5ee1%7Cb335c02b078b49d19dc2f7b870c414a2%7C0%7C0%7C638761874495811599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=POyTbinSW6xWkO%2BAOUtXP%2BzmBxTgAguuueiCwuZPZlM%3D&reserved=0" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">WA State Dept. of Revenue</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">) </SPAN></P></LI></UL></LI><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">Government Exempt</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt"> = Property that is still considered Fee lands, however, no taxes are applied because the property provides essential services for the Tribe.</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">“The tribe may apply for an “essential government services” exemption from the property tax for its land owned in fee. “Essential government services” is defined as "services such as tribal administration, public facilities, fire, police, public health, education, sewer, water, environmental and land use, transportation, and utility services." In 2014, the Legislature passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill (ESHB) 1287 to recognize "economic development" as an essential government service for the purposes of qualifying tribally owned property for property tax-exempt status.” (</SPAN><A href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdor.wa.gov%2Fforms-publications%2Fpublications-subject%2Ftax-topics%2Finformation-tribal-memberscitizens%23%3A~%3Atext%3DWhen%2520tribal%2520lands%2520are%2520held%2Cor%2520equipment%2520used%2520in%2520business.&data=05%7C02%7Cahsu%40squaxin.us%7Cbb2d0cb5943e4d61fe7a08dd568a5ee1%7Cb335c02b078b49d19dc2f7b870c414a2%7C0%7C0%7C638761874495820502%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aeKwIi%2F1%2BDI%2BxeMds4%2FXBJ9AcfiFgDqyGzeJgKUo6DY%3D&reserved=0" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">WA State Dept. of Revenue</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">)</SPAN></P></LI></UL></LI><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">Trust</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt"> = “Trust land is territory, whereby one party agrees to hold title to the property for the benefit of another party. Placing tribal land into a trust is the process where the Department of the Interior acquires the title to a land and holds it for the benefit of a tribe or individual tribal members.” (</SPAN><A href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bia.gov%2Fservice%2Ftrust-land-acquisition%2Fbenefits-trust-land-acquisition&data=05%7C02%7Cahsu%40squaxin.us%7Cbb2d0cb5943e4d61fe7a08dd568a5ee1%7Cb335c02b078b49d19dc2f7b870c414a2%7C0%7C0%7C638761874495828952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XgScqy2nftarHz51VijBCjBqisYyVybokHyBgR0SqAI%3D&reserved=0" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Bureau of Indian Affairs</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">)</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">“When tribal lands are held in trust by the Federal Government, that property and the improvements on it are exempt from property taxes when owned by a tribe or its members/citizens.” (</SPAN><A href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdor.wa.gov%2Fforms-publications%2Fpublications-subject%2Ftax-topics%2Finformation-tribal-memberscitizens%23%3A~%3Atext%3DWhen%2520tribal%2520lands%2520are%2520held%2Cor%2520equipment%2520used%2520in%2520business.&data=05%7C02%7Cahsu%40squaxin.us%7Cbb2d0cb5943e4d61fe7a08dd568a5ee1%7Cb335c02b078b49d19dc2f7b870c414a2%7C0%7C0%7C638761874495837216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UPVsugPX0PbWr%2FxizlN%2B4MNNrRVcFYR2ySJnVN4M%2BRk%3D&reserved=0" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">WA State Dept. of Revenue</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">)</SPAN></P></LI></UL></LI></UL><UL><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">Reservation</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt"> = Within the tribal properties dataset, “Reservation” refers to certain Trust lands that are colloquially referred to as the Reservation. This use of “Reservation” stems from the Tribe’s Real Estate Manager and I have maintained it in the dataset for the purposes of her data keeping. </SPAN></P><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN /></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">Undivided Fractionated Interest</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt"> = “Under the General Allotment Act of 1887, Tribal lands were divided up and “allotted” to individual Tribal members. When the original Indian allotment owners passed away, their heirs inherited equal undivided ownership interests in the allotment. As the land passed through each successive generation, the number of owners of undivided interests in the land grew exponentially…” (</SPAN><A href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bia.gov%2Fbia%2Fots%2Fdtlc%2Ffractionation%23%3A~%3Atext%3DA%2520fractional%2520land%2520interest%2520is%2Cacre%2520area%2520within%2520the%2520tract.&data=05%7C02%7Cahsu%40squaxin.us%7Cbb2d0cb5943e4d61fe7a08dd568a5ee1%7Cb335c02b078b49d19dc2f7b870c414a2%7C0%7C0%7C638761874495849659%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=C05rxwR%2FEQzsFLoinArLkVvazVRcRX9JXcCLr3kbVTY%3D&reserved=0" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Bureau of Indian Affairs</SPAN><SPAN>)</SPAN></A></P><UL><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">“A fractional land interest is an undivided ownership “share” in a tract of land, not a physically identifiable portion of the property. For example, if you own a 1/16 fractional interest in an 80-acre tract of land, you do not own a specific 5-acre area within the tract. Instead, you share ownership in the entire tract with the other fifteen co-owners.” (</SPAN><A href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bia.gov%2Fbia%2Fots%2Fdtlc%2Ffractionation%23%3A~%3Atext%3DA%2520fractional%2520land%2520interest%2520is%2Cacre%2520area%2520within%2520the%2520tract.&data=05%7C02%7Cahsu%40squaxin.us%7Cbb2d0cb5943e4d61fe7a08dd568a5ee1%7Cb335c02b078b49d19dc2f7b870c414a2%7C0%7C0%7C638761874495861521%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6EdPZRBhqU%2F9hWYUy%2FM147sSLatBbVjPn8MEch2o2ls%3D&reserved=0" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Bureau of Indian Affairs</SPAN><SPAN>)</SPAN></A></P></LI><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">“Because decisions on land use generally require majority consent of co-owners, and it can be impossible to obtain the level of consent necessary to lease or grant a right of way across highly fractionated land, much Indian land lies idle. Even when required consent is obtained, economic benefit is often limited because income earned on fractionated land is divided among so many co-owners, with some owners’ shares of income amounting to just pennies.” (</SPAN><A href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bia.gov%2Fbia%2Fots%2Fdtlc%2Ffractionation%23%3A~%3Atext%3DA%2520fractional%2520land%2520interest%2520is%2Cacre%2520area%2520within%2520the%2520tract.&data=05%7C02%7Cahsu%40squaxin.us%7Cbb2d0cb5943e4d61fe7a08dd568a5ee1%7Cb335c02b078b49d19dc2f7b870c414a2%7C0%7C0%7C638761874495870612%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4Xn1nXrwDsylZ8Cp%2Bq7P09%2Bxk2yI2oItEGYLvht0o4Q%3D&reserved=0" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Bureau of Indian Affairs</SPAN><SPAN>)</SPAN></A></P></LI></UL></LI></UL><UL><LI><P STYLE="font-size:16pt"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">Fee Pending</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt"> = This is an old internal code that previous staff used. This code is now retired among our current tribal properties dataset.</SPAN></P></LI></UL></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The data is intended for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only the approximate relative location of property boundaries. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Squaxin Island Tribe provides these geographic data as is. The Tribe makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The Tribe further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of the Squaxin Island Tribe, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the Tribe regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the Squaxin Island Tribe have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by the Squaxin Island Tribe.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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