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Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico - Tribal Law

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Pueblo de San Ildefonso Code.

1.1.4.050 Findings

The Council hereby finds and declares that:

(a) In 2011, the Pueblo approved a new Governing Agreement ("Agreement") that separates the different duties and functions for the Governor, Council, and Courts;

(b) The Agreement places the responsibility to write laws and approve budgets in the Council;

(c) The Agreement requires the Council to pass laws and approve budgets in meetings that are open to the public, and to codify and publish all Council enactments;

(d) The Pueblo enacted a "Law and Order Code" in 1984, and has passed various laws and resolutions since 1984;

(e) The Council finds the need to update the Code to create a master, comprehensive Code to not only include the 1984 Code but also to include all Council enactments since 2012;

(f) The Council finds that the Code requires constant updating to maintain an up-to-date, comprehensive record of all enactments of the Council including all laws and budgets.