Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: LA-27-01

• File #: LA-27-01
• Version: 1
• Name: Cherokee Nation Vehicle Licensing and Tax Code
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/1/2001
• In control: TRIBAL COUNCIL
• On agenda: N/A
• Final action: 8/9/2001
• Enactment date: 8/9/2001
• Enactment #: LA-27-01
• Title: A LEGISLATIVE ACT AMENDING LA# 01-01, "THE CHEROKEE NATION MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND TAX CODE"
• Sponsors: Unknown
• Indexes: License, Motor Vehicle, Tax Commission
• Code sections: Title 68 - Revenue and Taxation
• Related files: LA-01-01, 09-005, 09-154, 08-031, 07-013, 10-093

An Act

Legislative Act 27-01
Title
A LEGISLATIVE ACT AMENDING LA# 01-01, "THE CHEROKEE NATION
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND TAX CODE"
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. The purpose of this Act is to amend LA# 01-01, sections 103,105, and 202
to include and hereby amend to read as follows:
Section 103 (S). Definitions.
S. "Tribal Citizen" shall mean any person who is duly enrolled as a member registered?as?a?citizen of the Cherokee Nation pursuant to the Cherokee Nation Membership Act, L.A. 6-92, as amended.
CNCA 11 ? 1-35.
Section 105. Revenue Sharing
A. A portion of the revenue generated from fees, taxes penalties and fines
generated in connection with the issuance of motor vehicle licenses hereunder shall be allocated to Sequoyah High School and the public schools within the Reservation Boundaries of the Cherokee Nation, to the Marshal Service and to certain counties and municipalities in accordance with the provisions of Section 105B of this Act; provided, however, in the event that a compact is approved in accordance with Section 104A of this Act, such revenues shall be allocated in accordance with the provisions of the compact.
B. Allocation of Revenues.
The fees, taxes, penalties and fines collected by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be allocated and expended for the purposes set forth in the following paragraphs:
(1) The fees, taxes, penalties and fines collected by the Commission shall be first applied to the costs and expenses of the Commission in carrying out the provisions of this Act, as authorized and appropriated in the Nation's comprehensive annual budget. Provided, however, that said costs and expenses shall be paid out of revenues remaining after the prior allocation of funds to schools pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) 38% of all fees and taxes collected by the Commission shall be first allocated and made available to Oklahoma public schools located within the Reservation Boundarie...