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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION
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WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government in 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, Cherokee Nation Emergency Management will apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management for a Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant in the amount of $247,020.00;
WHEREAS, Cherokee Nation Emergency Management will work with communities to develop a Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan upon receipt of said grant funds;
WHEREAS, if funded, the Cherokee Nation Emergency Management will receive $185,265.00 from Federal Emergency Management Agency through Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management with a local in-kind match of $61,755 to develop the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that the Council hereby authorizes the submission of a grant application to the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management for a Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant, and that the Principal Chief, or his designee, shall be authorized to conduct negotiations and execute all official documents in this regard.