OBJECTIVES AND AUTHORITY
 
Section 1 
The objectives of the Association shall be to advise and assist Indian tribes and Indian Housing Authorities individually and collectively to accomplish the total desired objective of their efforts.

Section 2
The authority of the Association shall be representative of the member Indian tribes and Indian Housing Authority or Authorities in any respect that the members may desire and request as recommended by the Executive Committee.

 
Membership

Section 1 A.
Annual membership dues for Certified Members shall be due and payable on October 1 of
each year and shall be assessed at the rate of the greater of two hundredths percent (.0002%) of the Indian Housing Block Grant amount received by each tribe on an annual basis, or twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

Section 1 B.
Membership dues for Associate Members shall be due and payable on October 1 of each and shall be assessed as Follows: 

1. General contractors doing business with any Certified or Associate Members:  one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00)

2. Subcontractors and vendors doing business with any Certified Associate Member: seventy-five dollars ($75.00)

3. Other interested individuals and entities: twenty-five dollars ($25.00)

Section 2
Voting right: Each Certified Member shall have one vote.