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AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 68, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 71 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This Legislative Act shall be titled as the "Tobacco Tax Compact between the State of Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation Act of 2024" and codified at Title 68, Chapter 5, Section 71 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated ("CNCA").
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of the Act is to codify a compact between the Cherokee Nation and the State of Oklahoma for the mutual benefit of both sovereign governments. In recognition of the sovereign authority of the Cherokee Nation to exercise powers of self-government, this law authorizes the Principal Chief to approve a compact and to take any necessary action to implement the requirements of its provisions in accordance with this Act.
Section 3. Legislative History
LA 03-92
LA 44-03
LA 07-04
LA 28-08
LA 30-13
Section 4. Substantive Provisions
The provisions contained in Title 68, Chapter 5, Section 71 are hereby repealed in their entirety, and replaced as follows:
CHAPTER 5
? 71. Short title
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Cherokee Nation/State Tobacco Tax Compact Act of 2024."
TOBACCO TAX COMPACT BETWEEN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AND THE CHEROKEE NATION
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE AND INTENT OF PARTIES
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation (hereinafter referred to as "Nation"), is a federally recognized Indian tribe1 with inherent sovereign powers of self-government, as secured by and under federal law;
WHEREAS, the State of Oklahoma (hereinafter referred to as "State") is an independent, sovereign state within the United States of America possessed of full powers of state government;
WHEREAS, both the State and the Nation recognize that federal law designates each a sovereign with dominion over their respective governments, territories, and citizens; and that entry into this Compact is no...
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