8th Congress Hunkah Session Day 14

Congress
Congressional Session

8TH   OSAGE NATION CONGRESS
HUNKAH SESSION
APRIL 12, 2023
10:00 A.M.

DAY 14 AGENDA

1.    Call to Order

2.    Prayer

3.    Roll Call

4.    Approval of the Journal 

5.    Reports of Select Committees

6.    Reports of Standing Committees 

7.    Introduction of Bills and Resolutions

8.    Bills and Resolutions on First Reading

•    ONCA 23-56, An Act to amend ONCA 22-95 to provide appropriation modifications and supplemental appropriations to the Executive Branch in the amount of five hundred seventy four thousand five hundred twenty dollars ($574,520); and to establish an alternate effective date. (Stabler)

•    ONCA 23-57, An Act to authorize and appropriate the amount of two hundred thirty five thousand dollars ($235,000) to the Executive Branch for the purchase of an ambulance for the Shidler, Oklahoma volunteer ambulance service; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Lemon)

9.    General Order Day 1 – Second Reading

10.    General Order Day 2 – Amendments May be Proposed

a.    ONCA 23-25, An Act to amend ONCA 22-95 to provide a supplemental appropriation in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the Kihekah Steh Club; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Revard)

b.    ONCA 23-27, An Act to authorize the amount of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) to Osage, LLC for fencing at the heliport; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Stabler)

c.    ONCA 23-31, An Act to amend ONCA 21-95 to authorize supplemental appropriations to the Executive Branch in non-tribal funds in the amount of eight hundred twenty four thousand four hundred twelve dollars ($824,412); and to establish an alternate effective date. (Revard)


d.    ONCA 23-32, An Act to authorize and appropriate ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to the City of Fairfax for the purchase of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant forward walking pool ladder and pool safety equipment; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Shaw)

e.    ONCA 23-33, An Act to authorize and appropriate two million two hundred thousand dollars ($2,200,000) to the Executive Branch for site construction at the Wah-Zha-Zhi National Cemetery; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Hamilton)

11.    General Order Day 3 – Amendments Voted on in the Order Received

12.    Bills and Resolutions on Third Reading

a.    ONCA 23-29, An Act to amend ONCA 22-94 to provide supplemental appropriations to the Executive Branch in the amount of three million six hundred seventeen thosuand three hundred thirteen dollars ($3,617,313) of non-Tribal funds; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Revard)

b.    ONCA 23-30, An Act to amend the Open Records Act at 15 ONC §8-102 to include Congressional subpoenas after they have been served and filed; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Revard)

c.    ONCA 23-35, An Act to authorize and appropriate the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Visitor's Center to build a patio roof structure; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Revard) 

d.    ONCA 23-43, An Act to amend the Osage Nation Health Benefit Act at 16 ONC §3-106 to increase the benefit of members under sixty-five (65) up to one thousand dollars ($1,000); and to establish an alternate effective date.

13.    Confirmation of Appointees 

•    Debbie Cheshewalla, Executive Appointee to the Osage Home Health Board
•    Carla Core Brown, Executive Appointee to the Osage Home Health Board

14.    Motions and Notices

•    Appropriations Committee Meeting – IFS until noon
•    Commerce, Gaming and Land Committee Meeting - 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

15.    Adjournment