Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 22-060

• File #: 22-060
• Version: 1
• Name: THE WILMA P. MANKILLER CHEROKEE CAPITOL PARK ACT
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/29/2022
• In control: TRIBAL COUNCIL
• On agenda: 7/11/2022
• Final action: 7/14/2022
• Enactment date: 7/11/2022
• Enactment #: LA-23-22
• Title: THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF WILMA P. MANKILLER CAPITOL PARK ACT
• Sponsors: Candessa Tehee, Rex Jordan, Shawn Crittenden, Joshua Sam, Mike Shambaugh, Dora Patzkowski, Johnny Kidwell , Melvina Shotpouch, Joe Deere, Victoria Vazquez, Julia Coates, Danny Callison, Keith Austin, Mike Dobbins, Daryl Legg
• Indexes: American Rescue Plan Act , COVID-19, Park , Principal Chief, Wilma Mankiller Pearl
• Code sections: ?? - Unknown
• Related files: 21-006, 22-027, 19-079, 23-035

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/14/2022	1	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF	Signed
7/11/2022	1	TRIBAL COUNCIL	Approved	Pass
7/11/2022	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Approved and Forwarded to Council	Pass

Title
THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF WILMA P. MANKILLER CAPITOL PARK ACT
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1. Title and Codification

This legislative act shall be titled and codified as the "Principal Chief Wilma P. Mankiller Cherokee Capitol Park Act"


Section 2. Findings

The Council of the Cherokee Nation has demonstrated its commitment to improving access to outdoor recreation activities through various legislative actions, including but not limited to; the Cherokee Nation Wildlands, Parks and Fishing and Hunting Preserve Act of 2021, the Public Health and Wellness Improvement Act of 2022, and the appropriation of American Recovery Plan Act dollars, supporting various public park improvements. The Council finds that these kinds of investments across the Cherokee Nation reservation, improve the quality of life for Cherokee citizens. In furtherance of these efforts, the Council finds it to be in the Cherokee Nation's interest to establish a public park in Tahlequah, befitting its status as our nation's capital city. The Council further finds it appropriate to name the park after Wilma P. Mankiller, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, in honor of her service to the Cherokee people.

Section 3. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to authorize the construction of and funding for a public park located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, to be named in honor of Wilma P. Mankiller, from enactment until the end of fiscal year 2024.

Section 4. Substantive Provisions


? 1. Amounts Authorized.

A. For fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024 a total of $5,000,000 is authorized for expenditure under this Act.

B. The primary funding source is federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds under the Cherokee Nation COVID-19 Respond, Recover and Rebuild Plan (RRR). Other funding sources include the Cherokee Nation Public Health and Welfare Fund Improvement Act; the Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act of 2022; dividends received from those for-profit ...