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A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2005 INDIAN HOUSING PLAN AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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Whereas, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised its sovereign power of self-government on behalf of the Cherokee people;
Whereas, the Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government-to-government relationship with the United States of America;
Whereas, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 requires a tribe to adopt a one year plan for each fiscal year’s funding;
Whereas, the Cherokee Nation must submit an Indian Housing Plan in a form prescribed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to receive its Fiscal Year 2005 housing funding allocation;
Whereas, the Cherokee Nation has previously approved and sent to HUD an original version and two amendments;
Whereas, the Cherokee Nation needs to amend the Indian Housing Plan again to include the recently HUD-approved “Delaware amount” for 2005, to recognize additional program income, to designate funding for various housing activities , and to reallocate some funding;
Whereas, the proposed revision of the 2005 Indian Housing Plan is attached as a printed version and electronic version;
Whereas, the proposed revision of the 2005 Indian Housing Plan meets the Cherokee Nations priorities and fulfills its requirements for approval.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that the approved Fiscal Year 2005 Indian Housing Plan is amended in accordance with the attached document titled “2005 IHP, Amendment Number Three” and is authorized to be submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that should the Department of Housing and Urban Development require changes upon its review of the submitted Plan and the changes do not r...
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