BOISE, Idaho (AP) – An American Indian tribe in Idaho wants to give its police more power.

The Couer d’Alene tribe introduced legislation Tuesday that would allow its police to arrest non-tribal members accused of violating state law on reservations. The measure was unanimously approved by the House Judiciary committee Tuesday.

Tribe lobbyist Bill Roden told the committee that tribal officers would have to be certified by the state police academy, as Coeur d’Alene tribal officers are now.

The legislation was prompted by a dispute between the Couer d’Alene tribe and a local sheriff.

Roden says Couer d’Alene police often address crime committed by non-tribal members because tribal members make up a minority of people living on the northern Idaho reservation.