23.1.3.050 Establishment of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office

(a) The Tribal Historic Preservation Office ("THPO") is hereby established and shall be located within the Pueblo de San Ildefonso.

(b) The Governor is hereby authorized to immediately select and employ a qualified member of the Pueblo to serve as the temporary Tribal Historic Preservation Officer pending the hiring of a permanent Tribal Historic Preservation Officer; provided, that the Council has appropriated funds in an approved budget for such purposes. Any person selected as the temporary Tribal Historic Preservation Officer shall be eligible to serve as the permanent Tribal Historic Preservation Officer.

(c) The Governor and the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer are hereby authorized to take any actions to fulfill the goals of the THPO, and to expend funds appropriated by the Council for such purposes.