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AN ACT AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT #16-20 AUTHORIZING THE COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 - MOD.4; 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 #16-20 Authorizing the Comprehensive Capital Budget for FY 2021 - Mod. 4”.
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 Capital Budget Act for Fiscal Year 2021” or subsequent amendment. The cumulative total of the capital budget is increased by $ 687,558 for a total capital budget authority of $ 219,895,804. The following items are identified as the components of such change:
Grants Received & Authorized per L.A. 16-20 (detail attached) $ 0
Modification Request (per Section 4 below) 687,558
Cumulative change in budget authority $ 687,558
SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The provisions of compliance, policy of accountability, authorities and severability provided in Legislative Act #16-20 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 capital budget authorization by an increase of $ 687,558.
A. An increase in the Motor Vehicle Tax budget authority of $ 687,558.
SECTION 5. PROVISIONS AS CUMULATIVE
The provisions of this Act shall be cumulative to existing law.
SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY
The provisions of this Act are severable and if any part or provision hereof shall be held void the decision of the court so holding shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts or provisions of this Act.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE: EMERGENCY DECLARED
It being immediately necessary for the welfare of the Cherokee Nation, the Council hereby declares that an emergency exists, by reason whereof this Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval and signatures.
SECTION 8. SELF-HELP CONTRIBUTIONS
To the extent that this Act involves programs or services to citizens of the Nation or others, self-help contributions shall be required, unless specifically prohibited by the funding agency, or a waiver is granted due to physical or mental incapacity of the participant to contribute.