An Act
Legislative Act 36 01
Title
ACT RELATING TO AND APPROVING A CERTAIN COMPACT WITH THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO BE KNOWN AS THE
"TRIBAL- STATE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING COMPACT ACT"
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. 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, have 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. 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 2. Approval of Compact; Authority to Execute.
The Compact that 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 necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions thereof. Provided, said Compact shall not become effective until executed by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma and approved by the Joint Committee of the Oklahoma Legislature on State-Tribal Relations in accordance with the law.
Section 3. Provisions as cumulative.
The provisions of this Act shall be cumulative to existing law. Section 4.
Section 4. Severability.
The provisions of this Act are severable and if any par...
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