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DISCUSSION ONLY - AN ACT TO ADOPT AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CODE AND AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This Act shall be codified at Title 63, Chapter 24, Section 101, et seq. of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated and shall be known as the Cherokee Nation Emergency Management Act.
Section 2. Findings
The Council of the Cherokee Nation finds that an emergency exists within the Cherokee Nation and that it is necessary and proper to authorize the establishment of an agency/office of the Cherokee Nation to properly respond to events of extraordinary circumstances, states of emergency and disaster and to ensure the efficient utilization of all Cherokee Nation resources during extraordinary times.
Section 3. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend Title 63 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated to authorize the establishment and operation of an agency/office of emergency management to ensure the efficient utilization of all Cherokee Nation resources during events of extraordinary circumstances, states of emergency, and to combat disasters effecting the Cherokee Nation and its citizens.
Section 4. Legislative History
Article VI, Section 7 of the Cherokee Nation Constitution states that the Council shall have the power to establish laws which it shall deem necessary and proper for the good of the Nation.
Section 5. Substantive Provisions
§ 101. Title and Purpose.
This act shall be known as and may be cited as the Cherokee Nation Emergency Management Act. The purpose of this act is to establish an agency to ensure the efficient utilization of all Cherokee Nation resources during events of extraordinary circumstances, states of emergency, and to combat disasters as provided herein.
§ 102. Establishment of the Cherokee Nation Office of Emergency Management.
The Cherokee Nation Office of Emergency Management (hereinafter the "OEM") is hereby e...
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