Title
AN ACT AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT 25-05 RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION OF CHEROKEE CULTURE AT CHEROKEE NATION FACILITIES
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This act shall be known as the “CHEROKEE ART AND FACILITIES ACT OF 2006” and codified as _____________ (Title) ___________ (Section) ______________ of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this act is earmark a percentage of construction or renovation cost on all facilities built by the Cherokee Nation (and it’s wholly-owned/majority owned businesses) to be used for historically and culturally appropriate artwork done by Cherokee Nation citizens.
Section 3. Definitions
For purposes of this Title:
Cherokee Nation Citizen: A citizen of the Cherokee Nation as determined by the Cherokee Nation Registration office.
Construction or renovation: This act applies to any new construction or any renovation to an existing facility, the cost of which exceeds $500,000. provided that the building is suitable to house and display art.
Cherokee Nation facility: Any building or property owned or under construction by or for the Cherokee Nation, or subject to or under a long-term lease to the Nation in which the nation is investing its own capital for new construction or improvements to existing facilities, or any property owned or under construction by or for any business in which the Cherokee Nation is a sole or majority shareholder, or subject to or under a long-term lease to such business in which the business is investing its own capital for new construction or improvements to existing facilities.
Section 4. Substantive Provisions of Law
For any construction or renovation to an existing Cherokee Nation facility or property, or any facility or property in which the Cherokee Nation is the sole or majority shareholder, the budget of such project shall set aside one (1) per cent of the total cost of construction or renovation for artwo...
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