LHEIDLI T’ENNEH BAND LAND CODE - IMPLEMENTATION WORK PLAN

“LC” = Lheidli T’enneh Band Land Code, ratified October 25, 2000“TA” = Transfer Agreement, executed August 25, 2000

“FA” = Framework Agreement on FirstNationLand Management, June, 1998 “LMA” = FirstNationsLand Management Act, S.C. 1999, c. 24

Activity / Deadline / Authority
  1. Band Council enacts Lands Authority Election Law
/ Done / s. 25.8 & Part 2 LC (timelines & notice)
  1. Lands Authority election
/ Done / s. 25.9 LC
  1. Band Council appoints representative/Chair to Lands Authority
/ Done / ss. 25.3(a) & 26.1 LC
  1. Band Council authorizes member of Lands Advisory Board or Lands Manager to sign land account cheques
/ Done? / s. 19.3 LC
  1. Band Council adopts 2003/2004 land management budget after consulting Lands Authority and community meeting
/ March 31, 2003 (Done?) /

s. 19.6, 19.7 and 19.8 LC

6.Council prepares 2002/2003 land management budget financial statement

/

After June 29, 2003

(Done?) /

s. 20.3 LC

7.2002/2003 land management budget Auditors report to Band Council

/

After July 29, 2003

(Done?) /

s. 21.5 LC

8.Band Council tables 2002/2003 land management Annual Report with Lands Authority

/

After August 28, 2003 (Done?)

/

s. 22.1 LC

9.Council enacts spousal property law

/ Done / s. 39.1 LC; s. 5.4 FA; s. 17 LMA

10.Band Council makes certified copies of the LC available to the public and designates place for public inspection

/ Done, in part / s. 10.4.1 LC; s. 15(2) LMA

11.Council to arrange, maintain and pay liability insurance

/

Before liabilities incurred

/ s. 44.1 LC

12.Lands Authority appoints Dispute Resolution Panel and formalizes the dispute resolution process

/

After April 21, 2001

/ s. 40.3 LC
Activity (continued) / Deadline / Authority

13.Band Council establishes Land Register, forms and procedures

/

Link to national office process

/ s. 29.1 LC

14.Band Council enacts Law respecting grants, dispositions, mortgages and charges of FirstNationLand

/

Prior to dispositions

/ s. 12.2 (Amended)

15.Develop bilateral or tripartite Environmental Agreement

(Note: Lands Advisory Board developing template; Band funding to be negotiated with DIA)

/ Prior to enacting environmental laws / Annex F, TA; Part V, FA; s. 21 LMA

16.Develop Environmental Assessment Process

(Canadian Environmental Assessment Act applies in interim; Band funding to be negotiated) / Prior to enacting environmental assessment law / Annex F, TA; Part V, FA; s. 21(3) LMA
  1. Band Council enacts law to include FortGeorgeCemetery under Land Code after Meeting of members and community process
/ After designation as Indian Reserve by DIA / ss. 5.2, 5.5, 11.1(b) & 11.2 LC
  1. Legal survey descriptions of the Lheidli T’enneh reserves
/ When available / s. 6(1)(a) LMA
  1. Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment
/ When funded / Annex D, TA
  1. Band Council/Lands Authority develops and enacts land laws
/ Ongoing / Part 2, LC; Part IV, FA; s. 20 LMA
  1. Band Council/Lands Authority develops land policies and procedures
/ Ongoing / s. 24.2 LC
  1. Band Council/Lands Authority develops revenue processes & criteria
/ Ongoing / s. 27.1 LC
  1. Band Council appoints Justice of the Peace, including training and support agreement with Canada and possibly BC;
/ Optional / s.19.3 FA
  1. Band Council arranges for prosecutorial services
/ After laws enacted / s. 19.9 FA
  1. Training for Land Management staff
/ Ongoing
  1. Official Community Plan and land use planning process, including land value appraisal
/ Pending
  1. Other
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(Draft of October 30, 2003)