Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 19-092

• File #: 19-092
• Version: 1
• Name: FY2020 OPERATING BUDGET MOD 2
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/16/2019
• In control: OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
• On agenda: 10/31/2019
• Final action: 11/20/2019
• Enactment date: 11/12/2019
• Enactment #: LA-25-19
• Title: AN ACT AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT #15-19 AUTHORIZING THE COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 - MOD. 2; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
• Sponsors: Janees Taylor
• Indexes: Budget - Comprehensive , Budget - Modification
• Code sections: N/A - Not Applicable
• Related files: 19-050o

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/20/2019	1	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
11/12/2019	1	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
10/31/2019	1	EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council

Title
AN ACT AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT #15-19 AUTHORIZING THE COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 - MOD. 2; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

SECTION 1. TITLE AND CODIFICATION

This legislative act shall be titled and codified as “An Act Amending Legislative Act #15-19 Authorizing the Comprehensive Operating Budget for FY 2020 - Mod. 2”.

SECTION 2. PURPOSE

The purpose of this amendment is to authorize and approve the use of funds, subject to the availability of such funds, in accordance with Section 4, changing the amounts of certain cost centers approved in the “Comprehensive Budget Act for Fiscal Year 2020” or subsequent amendment. The cumulative total of the budget is increased by $ 15,682,739 for a total budget authority of $ 966,049,102. The following items are identified as components of such change:

Grants Received & Authorized per LA 15-19 (detail attached) $ 7,414,789 Modification Request (see Section 4 below) 8,267,950
Cumulative change in budget authority $ 15,682,739

SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

The provisions of compliance, policy of accountability, authorities and severability provided in Legislative Act #15-19 are applicable to this amendment.

SECTION 4. FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS

The changes reflect increases to cost centers set forth in the program budget justifications incorporated herein. This modification request changes the total amount of the comprehensive budget authorization by an increase of $ 8,267,950 to wit:

A. An increase in the General Fund budget authority of $ 7,527,942.

B. A decrease in the Motor Vehicle Tax budget authority of $ ( 27,400).

C. An increase in the DOI Self Governance budget authority of $ 116,500.

D. An increase in the IHS Self Governance Health budget authority of $ 650,908.
SECTION 5. PROVISIONS AS CUMULATIVE

The provisions of this Act shall be cumulative to existing law.

SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY

The...