Title
CHEROKEE NATION ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY ACT OF 2026
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This legislative Act shall be titled and codified as the "Cherokee Nation Energy and Sustainability Act of 2026," and alternatively as "An Act Repealing and Replacing the 'Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Act of 2009"' or the "Cherokee Nation Energy Act."
Section 2. Legislative History
Legislative Act 18-09, the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Act of 2009
Section 3. Purpose and Findings
A. Purpose: The purpose of this Act is to repeal the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Act of 2009," and replace it with the "Cherokee Nation Energy and Sustainability Act of 2026," to mandate sustainability and energy efficiency goals under the Secretary of Natural Resources, to authorize relevant programs, to consolidate requirements related to energy and sustainability reporting, and to establish the Cherokee Nation Office of Energy within the Natural Resources Department.
B. Findings: The Council of the Cherokee Nation finds that Cherokee Nation's Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Act of 2009 did not sufficiently meet Cherokee Nation's interests in achieving recycling goals and programs. Additionally, the Council finds that the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Act of 2009 is antiquated in view of the subsequent establishment of the Secretary of Natural Resources cabinet office and various executive actions and processes that meet or exceed the requirements of the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Act in a manner that better aligns with modern Cheroke Nation administrative processes. The Council further finds that the reporting requirements of the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Act were vague and insufficiently implemented from the inception of administering the Act and lacked public transparency. Additionally, Council finds that the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Act was both narrow and rigid in its conception of "recycling" and failed to addr...
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