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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATIONS TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY BRIDGE PROGRAM FUNDING
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WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government on behalf of the Cherokee people; and
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government to government relationship with the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides funding to repair or replace bridges on the Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory; and
WHEREAS, Title 23 United States Code, as amended by the IIJA, specifies the eligibility requirements for Tribal Transportation Facility Bridge Program (TTFBP) funding; and
WHEREAS, the following bridges are located on Cherokee Nation’s Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory; they are either a part of or eligible for the National Bridge Inventory, and are herein identified as engineering and construction projects for the TTFBP:
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No. |
Project Name |
TTFI Route No. |
County |
Project No. |
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1. |
Bridge No. 066 England Hollow |
A826 |
Adair |
JP-34549(04)-2 |
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2. |
Bridge No. 007 Unnamed Creek (Skallal) |
1121 |
Tulsa |
JP-30610(04) |
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3. |
Bridge No. 85 Neosho Tributary |
0630 |
Mayes |
JP-31147(04)-1 |
|
4. |
Bridge No. 89 Neosho Tributary |
0630 |
Mayes |
JP-31147(04)-2 |
|
5. |
Bridge No. 48 Hominy Creek |
1119 |
Tulsa |
JP-32179(04) |
|
6. |
Bridge No. 56 Little Lee Creek |
1608 |
Adair |
JP-38166(04)-1 |
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7. |
Bridge No. 56B Little Lee Creek |
1608 |
Adair |
JP-38166(04)-2 |
|
8. |
Bridge No. 006 Unnamed Creek |
0852 |
Adair |
JP-33970(04) |
|
9. |
Bridge No. 112 Saline Creek |
0723 |
Delaware |
JP-38141(04) |
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10. |
Carnes Ford Bridge (LWC) |
A817 |
Adair |
JP-28654(04) |
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11. |
South Fork Creek Bridge (LWC) |
1524 |
Muskogee |
JP-34921(04) |
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12. |
Caney Creek Bridge (LWC) |
0839 |
Adair |
JP-34550(04) |
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13. |
Bridge No. 56 Double Springs Creek |
A997 |
Cherokee |
JP-34546(04) |
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14. |
Big Skin Bayou Bridge (LWC) |
16F2 |
Sequoyah |
JP-38165(04) |
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15. |
Bridge No. 13 Fly Creek |
A771 |
Delaware |
JP-34449(04) |
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16. |
Bridge No. 75 Little Dog Creek |
0532 |
Rogers |
JP-28601(04) |
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17. |
Bridge No. 51 Unnamed Creek |
16F2 |
Sequoyah |
JP-38833(04)-1 |
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18. |
Bridge No. 53 Unnamed Creek |
16C3 |
Sequoyah |
JP-38833(04)-2 |
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19. |
Bridge No. 49 Bird Creek |
1113 |
Tulsa |
JP-38504(04) |
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20. |
Bridge No. 57 Bird Creek |
1115 |
Tulsa |
JP-38505(04) |
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21. |
Bridge No. 33 Middle Trib. to Hog Creek |
1617 |
Sequoyah |
JP-25434(04) |
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that the Federal Highway Administration is hereby authorized to pursue all matters necessary to finance the engineering and construction of said bridge projects, hereinafter deemed as priorities for the TTFBP as well as the Tribal Transportation Program.