Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 13-096

• File #: 13-096
• Version: 1
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/1/2013
• In control: TRIBAL COUNCIL
• On agenda: 8/12/2013
• Final action: 8/12/2013
• Enactment date: 8/12/2013
• Enactment #: LA-19-13
• Title: A LEGISLATIVE ACT RELATING TO AND APPROVING A COMPACT WITH THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO BE KNOWN AS THE "CHEROKEE NATION/STATE OF OKLAHOMA AT-LARGE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING ACT"
• Sponsors: Tina Glory Jordan, Chuck Hoskin Jr. , Joe Byrd, David Walkingstick, Cara Cowan Watts, Frankie Hargis , Janelle Fullbright, Don Garvin, Lee Keener Jr., Dick Lay, Curtis Snell, Jodie Fishinghawk
• Indexes: Compact, Motor Vehicle
• Code sections: Title 68 - Revenue and Taxation
• Related files: CNCA-68, LA-09-02, LA-36-01, LA-01-01

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/15/2013	1	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
8/12/2013	1	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
8/12/2013	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass

Title
A LEGISLATIVE ACT RELATING TO AND APPROVING A COMPACT WITH THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO BE KNOWN AS THE "CHEROKEE NATION/STATE OF OKLAHOMA AT-LARGE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING ACT"
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1. Title and Codification

This Act shall be known as the “Cherokee Nation At-Large Motor Vehicle Licensing Compact Act” and codified as _____, Title __________, Section ___________ of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated (CNCA).

Section 2. Purpose

Legislative Act 01-01 authorized the Principal Chief to negotiate a motor vehicle licensing compact with the State of Oklahoma but stated that any such compact so negotiated would not be effective until approved by the Tribal Council. The Cherokee Nation, by and through the Principal Chief, and the State of Oklahoma, by and through the Governor, negotiated the terms of such a compact for the mutual benefit of both sovereign governments, subject to the approval by the Council of the Cherokee Nation and the Joint Committee of the Oklahoma Legislature on State-Tribal Relations. Said Compact was approved by the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council in LA-36-01. The term of the previous compact has expired and the Principal Chief and the State of Oklahoma have negotiated a new compact for the mutual benefit of both sovereign governments. The purpose of this Act is to approve and authorize the Principal Chief to execute the Tribal-State Motor Vehicle Licensing Compact between the Cherokee Nation and the State of Oklahoma, hereafter referred to as the “Compact”, that has been negotiated with the Governor of the State of Oklahoma.
Section 3. Approval of Compact; Authority to Execute

The Compact has been negotiated by the Principal Chief and the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved. The Principal Chief is hereby authorized to execute said Compact on behalf of the Cherokee Nation and to take any and all actions ne...