Cite as: 27 CNCA § 1204

A. The Cherokee Nation Environmental Protection Program shall have the authority to act as the lead office in the development, implementation, and on-going facilitation of a Cherokee Nation Lead Based Paint program. The program shall be established in accordance with the Cherokee Nation Environmental Quality Code, and shall operate in accordance with criteria established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency for tribal nation lead-based paint programs.

B. The Lead Office shall have the authority to promulgate the necessary rules, regulations and operating procedure, in accordance with EPA criteria and Cherokee Nation law, to operate the program.

C. The Lead Office shall have the authority to pursue available sources of federal funding for the continued operation of the program.

Historical Data

LA 8–98, eff. June 14, 1998. Renumbered from 63 CNCA § 1204.