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A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE AMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2007 INDIAN HOUSING PLAN TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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Whereas, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised its sovereign power of self-government on behalf of the Cherokee people;
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;
Whereas, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 requires a tribe to adopt a one year plan for each fiscal year's funding;
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation must submit an Indian Housing Plan in a form prescribed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to receive its Fiscal Year 2007 housing funding allocation;
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation submitted an Indian Housing Plan for Fiscal Year 2007 to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development which was approved based on a preliminary estimated amount;
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation now has the final block grant amount and needs to change the Indian Housing Plan to reflect that amount and make related changes;
WHEREAS, the attached sheet reflects the changes to be made to the Indian Housing Plan approved as Resolution No. 04-07 by the Tribal Council on January 22, 2007.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that the attached changes are approved to be incorporated into the Indian Housing Plan for the Fiscal Year 2007 and submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as the Nation's amended Indian Housing Plan.