Cite as: 27 CNCA § 1503

A. Authority to implement this Act is vested in the Principal Chief, to be delegated primarily to the Secretary of Natural Resources and secondarily, in consultation with the Secretary of Natural Resources, to such other executive branch officials as is consistent with the purposes and policies of this Act, provided:

1. To the extent that the legislative and judicial branches control Cherokee Nation facilities and day-to-day facility operational processes, the mandatory provisions of this Act are advisory subject to such inter-branch agreements and may be placed into practice or formally executed from time to time.

Historical Data

LA 18–09, eff. August 16, 2009. Amended LA 17-26, eff. April 30, 2026.