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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM BRIDGE FUNDING FOR BRIDGES #56 AND #57 OVER WICKLIFFE CREEK IN MAYES COUNTY, OK
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WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government on behalf of the Cherokee people; and
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; and
WHEREAS, The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) provides funding to repair or replace bridges on the Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory; and
WHEREAS, Title 23 United States Code, as amended by the FAST Act, specifies the eligibility requirements for Tribal Transportation Program Bridge funding; and
WHEREAS, Bridges #56 and #57 over Wickliffe Creek are located on Cherokee Nation’s Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory; they are recorded in the National Bridge Inventory and are structurally deficient; and
WHEREAS, Bridges #56 and #57 over Wickliffe Creek provide crucial access for many Cherokee citizens and are hereby identified as a candidate for replacement.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION, that the Federal Highway Administration is hereby authorized to pursue all matters necessary to fund the replacement of Bridges #56 and #57 over Wickliffe Creek, which are herein deemed a priority for the Tribal Transportation Bridge Program.