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2.2.17.040 Authorizations

(a) The Council hereby authorizes the designation of the "Santa Fe Indian School District" which are SFIS Trust Lands (i.e. Indian School Tract) as established pursuant to the SFIS Act; and

(b) The Council authorizes the establishment of the Santa Fe Indian School District Governing Council ("SFISD Governing Council"), consisting of 19 Pueblo members each represented by their respective Governor, which shall govern, manage, and operate the historic Santa Fe Indian School District for the "educational, health or cultural purposes, including use for related non-profit or technical programs, as operated by Santa Fe Indian School, Inc.[,]" subject to limitations on land use; and

(c) The Council authorizes the Pueblo's participation as a member of the SFISD Governing Council; and

(d) The Council authorizes the adoption of the "Santa Fe Indian School District Governing Council Charter and Designation of the Santa Fe Indian School District," (Attachment 1) which shall establish the SFISD Governing Council; and,

(e) The Council authorizes the SFISD Governing Council to act as its own fiscal agent, to receive federal funds, and other funding in order to serve the purposes of funding the governance of the Santa Fe Indian School District; and

(f) The Council authorizes the SFISD Governing Council to take all actions required to establish and retain a bank account to accept federal funds or other funding; and

(g) The Council authorizes the SFISD Governing Council to select and retain a Certified Public Accountant firm to prepare all documents necessary to receive and disburse funds allocated to the SFISD Governing Council provided that monthly, quarterly and annual reports for each source of funds and for the SFISD Governing Council are prepared; and

(h) The Pueblo de San Ildefonso does not waive its sovereign immunity by its participation in the SFISD Governing Council; and

(i) The SFISD Governing Council is authorized to only waive the sovereign immunity of the Santa Fe Indian School District or the SFISD Governing Council. In any instance where a waiver of sovereign immunity is granted, it shall not waive the sovereign immunity of any of the Pueblos, including the Pueblo de San Ildefonso or of any entity other than the District that is owned by any or all of the Pueblos. No waiver by the Governing Council shall create any liability on the part of any of the Pueblos, including the Pueblo de San Ildefonso, or of any entity other than the District; and

(j) The Council authorizes the Governor of the Pueblo de San Ildefonso ("Governor"), when sitting as the member the SFISD Governing Council, to exercise governmental powers of the Pueblo on behalf of the Council, over all matters related to the governance of the Santa Fe Indian School District; and

(k) The Governor's exercise of any power delegated by this Act shall not apply on any land subject to the jurisdiction of the Pueblo other than the Santa Fe Indian School District; and

(l) The decision to exercise any powers delegated by this Act is left to the sound discretion of the Governor; and

(m) The Council hereby authorizes the Governor, and his designee(s) to execute all actions and all documents necessary to initiate the intent of this Act.