---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 137.30"
title: "42"
number: "137.30"
heading: "What is a self-governance compact?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/137.30"
---

# §137.30. What is a self-governance compact?


A self-governance compact is a legally binding and mutually enforceable written agreement that affirms the government-to-government relationship between a Self-Governance Tribe and the United States.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 458 et seq.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 35342, May 17, 2002, unless otherwise noted.