The Chehalis Business Committee shall have the following powers and duties subject to any limitations imposed by applicable statutes of the United States and the regulations of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
(a) 
To negotiate with Federal, State, and local governments and others on behalf of the tribes and to advise and consult with representatives of the United States Government on all activities which may affect the tribes.
(b) 
To-acquire, manage, lease, use, and contract all tribal real property and other tribal assets, together with all improvements which may be acquired by the tribes from the United States Government or elsewhere, with the approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs wherever required by Federal law.
(c) 
To prevent the sale, disposition, lease, or encumbrance of tribal lands, interest in lands, or other tribal assets, without the consent of the tribes.
(d) 
To employ legal counsel, the choice of counsel and fixing of fees to be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, as long as such approval is required by Federal law.
(e) 
To administer any funds within the control of the tribes and to make expenditures of available funds for tribal purposes in accordance with a budget approved by the Chehalis Business Committee. All expenditures of the tribal funds under control of the business committee shall be made only by resolution duly approved by the business committee in regular or special meetings, and the amount so expended shall be a matter of record available to all tribal members and the Bureau of Indian Affairs at all reasonable times.
(f) 
To determine its own rules of procedure.
(g) 
To promulgate and enforce ordinances which shall be subject to approval by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs governing the conduct of members of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation regarding hunting and fishing.
(h) 
To promulgate and enforce ordinances subject to approval by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which would provide for assessments or license fees upon non-members doing business within the reservation, or obtaining special rights or privileges, and the same may be applied to members of the tribes.
(i) 
To take such actions as are necessary to carry into effect any of the foregoing powers and duties.