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AN ACT AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT #32-26 AUTHORIZING THE COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 – MOD. 1; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
SECTION 1. TITLE AND CODIFICATION
This legislative act shall be known as “An Act Amending Legislative Act #32-26 Authorizing the Comprehensive Operating Budget for FY 2027 – Mod. 1”.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE
The purpose of this amendment is to authorize and approve the use of funds, subject to the availability of such funds, in accordance with Section 4, changing the amounts of certain cost centers approved in the “Comprehensive Budget Act for Fiscal Year 2027” or subsequent amendment. The cumulative total of the budget is increased by $ 8,281,021 for a total budget authority of $ 2,852,694,299. The following items are identified as components of such change:
Grants Received & Authorized per LA 32-26 (detail attached) $ 7,868,931 Modification Request (see Section 4 below) 412,090 Cumulative change in budget authority $ 8,281,021
SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The provisions of compliance, policy of accountability, authorities and severability provided in Legislative Act #32-26 are applicable to this amendment.
SECTION 4. FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS
The changes reflect increases to cost centers set forth in the program budget justifications incorporated herein. This modification request changes the total amount of the comprehensive budget authorization by an increase of $ 412,090 to wit:
An increase in the Tribally Funded budget authority of $ 47,000.
An increase in the DOI Self Governance budget authority of $ 288,068.
An increase in the USDA budget authority of $ 77,022.
SECTION 5. PROVISIONS AS CUMULATIVE
The provisions of this Act shall be cumulative to existing law.
SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY
The provisions of this Act are severable and if any part or provision hereof shall be held void, the decision of the c...
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