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PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS FUND ACT - 2023 PUBLIC HEALTH LITIGATION SETTLEMENT AMENDMENTS
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This act shall be known and cited as the "Cherokee Nation Public Health and Wellness Fund Act" or alternatively the "Cherokee Nation Public Health and Wellness Fund 2023 Public Health Litigation Settlement Amendments" and codified at Title 68, Chapter XX "Revenue and Taxation", of the Cherokee Nation Code, which is hereby amended in accordance with the Act.
Section 2. Legislative Intent and Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to establish a revenue source for the public health of Cherokee citizens throughout the Cherokee Nation reservation. Revenues shall be generated from unrestricted third party revenue collected by Cherokee Nation's Health Services. This revenue shall be used to provide Cherokee Citizens access to personal health, including access to wellness/fitness centers and substance abuse treatment facilities. LA 13-22 amended LA-12-21 the Act to expand its purposes further and to address the use of certain opioid industry litigation settlement funds. LA [xx]-23 clarifies the unrestricted nature of third party revenue collections for the Public Health and Wellness Fund and further expands the purpose of the act to address the use of certain additional opioid industry litigation settlement and e-cigarette industry settlement funds.
Section 3. Legislative History
Amends Legislative Acts 12-21 and 13-22.
Section 4. Substantive Provisions
? 1001 Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this article, except where the context requires otherwise:
A. "Act" means the Cherokee Nation Public Health and Wellness Fund Act.
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