1. A. A Recognition Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Commission to review each petition for formal recognition of Maryland Indian status under these regulations.

2. B. Each Recognition Advisory Committee shall consist of five members who shall:

   1. (1) To the maximum extent possible, be Native Americans; and

   2. (2) Include:

      1. (a) Two Native Americans nominated by the Commission from different tribes, bands, groups, or clans, other than the petitioning group, at least one of whom shall be descended from a tribe, band, group, or clan indigenous to Maryland, if available;
      2. (b) One person with demonstrated expertise in genealogy, and in American Indian genealogy if available; and
      3. (c) Two persons qualified in anthropology, ethnohistory, or related fields.
3. C. Each Recognition Advisory Committee shall review the petition for recognition and make recommendations to the Commission as required under Regulation .08 of this chapter.

Authority: State Government Article, §§9.5-309—9.5-312; Article 41, §6-911; Annotated Code of Maryland;
Executive Order 01.01.07.2007.25

Effective date: May 11, 1992 (19:9 Md. R. 878)

Regulation .13A amended effective July 1, 1996 (23:13 Md. R. 940)

Transferred from COMAR 05.08.06 to COMAR 07.08.01 effective April 7, 2007

Chapter revised and transferred from COMAR 07.08.01 to COMAR 01.06.01 effective November 15, 2010 (37:23 Md. R. 1609)