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THE HOUSING, JOBS, AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ACT PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF 2024
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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 "Housing, Jobs, and Sustainable Communities Act of 2019" "Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act Permanent Authorization (2024) of 2024, alternatively as the Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act
Section 2. Purpose and Findings: Section 2 of the Act is amended as follows-
A. Purpose: The purpose of this Act is to substantially repeal, replace and to permanently authorize the Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act (HJSCA), originally enacted in 2019 and amended and reauthorized in 2022; to authorize funding cycles of three year three-year periods; to require three year three-year housing plans coinciding with said three year three-year funding cycles; to authorize housing and community facility programs; to create jobs in construction and related fields; to increase the cultural, economic and environmental sustainability of Cherokee Nation communities; to require annual reports measuring success int achieving the purposes and policies of this Act. reauthorize and amend the Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act of 2019 (HJSCA), authorizing funding in an amount of $30120million dollars to fund housing rehabilitation, new home construction, create additional jobs in construction and related fields, improve the long-term financial and environmental sustainability of Cherokee Community Buildings, and to otherwise provide for the welfare of Cherokee citizens.
B. Findings: The Council finds that the Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act of 2019, as amended and reauthorized in 2022, made an historic investments into housing rehabilitation for some of Cherokee Nation's most vulnerable citizens and the community facilities that serve them. ...
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