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AN ACT AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT #22-23 AUTHORIZING THE COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 - MOD. 5; 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 #22-23 Authorizing the Comprehensive Operating Budget for FY 2024 - Mod. 5”.
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 2024” or subsequent amendment. The cumulative total of the budget is increased by $ 14,526,822 for a total budget authority of $ 3,080,252,135. The following items are identified as components of such change:
Grants Received & Authorized per LA 22-23 (detail attached) $ 4,088,465 Modification Request (see Section 4 below) 10,438,357 Cumulative change in budget authority $ 14,526,822
SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The provisions of compliance, policy of accountability, authorities and severability provided in Legislative Act #22-23 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 a decrease of $ 10,438,357 to wit:
A. An increase in the Tribally Funded budget authority of $ 8,022,791.
B. An increase in the Motor Vehicle Tax budget authority of $ 8,672.
C. An increase in the Internal Leases budget authority of $ 15,072.
D. An increase in the DOI Self Governance budget authority of $ 2,391,822.
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.