CHAPTER 24 – IMPLEMENTATION

GENERAL

1.  The Implementation Plan takes effect on the Effective Date and has a term of ten years. The Implementation Plan may be renewed or extended upon agreement of the Parties.

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

2.  The Implementation Plan:

a. identifies the obligations arising from this Agreement, the activities to be undertaken to fulfill those obligations, the responsible Party and the timeframe for completion of those activities;

b. specifies how the Implementation Plan may be amended;

c. specifies how the Implementation Plan may be renewed or extended; and

d. addresses other matters agreed to by the Parties.

3.  The Implementation Plan:

a. does not create legal obligations;

b. does not alter any rights or obligations set out in this Agreement;

c. does not preclude any Party from asserting that rights or obligations exist under this Agreement even though they are not referred to in the Implementation Plan; and

d. is not to be used to interpret this Agreement.

IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE

4.  The Implementation Committee is established on the Effective Date for a term of ten years which may be extended for a period as agreed to by the Parties.

5.  On the Effective Date, the Tla’amin Nation, Canada and British Columbia will each appoint one member as their representative on the Implementation Committee. Other individuals may participate in Implementation Committee meetings to support or assist a member.

6.  The Implementation Committee:

a. will be a forum for the Parties to:

i. discuss the implementation of this Agreement; and

ii. attempt to resolve any implementation issues arising among the Parties in respect of this Agreement that have been raised by one or more of the Parties;

b. will establish its own procedures and operating guidelines;

c. will develop a communications strategy in respect of the implementation and content of this Agreement;

d. may address ongoing communication issues in respect of the implementation and content of this Agreement;

e. will recommend revisions to the Implementation Plan;

f. will provide for the preparation of annual reports on the implementation of this Agreement;

g. will, before the expiry of the Implementation Plan, review the Implementation Plan and advise the Parties on the further implementation of this Agreement; and

h. will address other matters as agreed to by the Parties.

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