Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 09-154

• File #: 09-154
• Version: 2
• Name: The Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle Code Revenue Allocation Amendment Act of 2009
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/14/2009
• In control: RULES COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 10/29/2009
• Final action: 2/16/2010
• Enactment date: 2/16/2010
• Enactment #: LA-07-10
• Title: A LEGISLATIVE ACT AMENDING LA#01-01, "THE CHEROKEE NATION MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND TAX CODE"; AMENDING ALLOCATION OF REVENUES
• Sponsors: Harley Buzzard, Chris Soap, Cara Cowan Watts, Don Garvin
• Indexes: License, Motor Vehicle, Tax Code, Tax Commission
• Code sections: Title 68 - Revenue and Taxation
• Related files: LA-34-02, LA-34-01, LA-29-04, LA-08-06, LA-12-06, LA-17-06, LA-19-03, LA-25-04, LA-27-01, LA-01-01, LA-03-05, LA-04-03, LA-07-06, 12-145

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/23/2010	1	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
2/16/2010	1	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
2/9/2010	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Fail
2/9/2010	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved with Amendments	Pass
12/15/2009	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass
11/17/2009	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass
10/29/2009	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled in Toto	Pass

Title
A LEGISLATIVE ACT AMENDING LA#01-01, "THE CHEROKEE NATION MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND TAX CODE"; AMENDING ALLOCATION OF REVENUES
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1. Title and Codification

This act shall be known as the “The Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle Code Revenue Allocation Amendment Act of 2009” and codified as _________ (Title) _________ (Section) ___________ of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.

Section 2. Purpose

The purpose of this act is to amend LA# 01-01, the Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle Licensing and Tax Code, to encourage public schools to include Cherokee programming or projects in either instruction or co-curricular activities.

Section 3. Legislative History

Legislative Act #01-01, “The Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle and Licensing Tax Code” of 2001, as amended by Legislative Acts 27-01, 34-01, 34-02, 04-03, 19-03, 25-04, 29-04, 03-05, 07-06, 12-06, 17-06, 08-07, 05-08, 23-08, 24-08, 04-09 and 02-10.

Section 4. Amendment

Section 105 (C) (2); Subsection C; 2 of LA 01-01 shall be amended as follows:

§ 105 (C) (2)


2. Each year, five percent (5%) of the revenues set aside under Subsection B(2) of this section shall be distributed on a competitive basis to eligible public schools for Cherokee-specific programming or projects. This amount shall be matched with an equal amount to be paid from revenues described in Subsection B(4). Education services shall develop policies and procedures for the competitive fund and awards up to $25,000 per school per year may be made. A school may be eligible for award for two consecutive years upon which a waiting period of (1) one year shall be required to reapply. The remaining ninety five percent (95%) of the revenues set aside under Subsection B(2) of this section shall be distributed pro rata each year among eligible public schools, Sequoyah High School and Cherokee Nation Head Start program based on each school’s qualified student enrollment determined as follows: for the pur...