Federal Co-ordination of Implementation Activities Sample Clauses

Federal Co-ordination of Implementation Activities. The fulfilment of federal government responsibilities contained in the Agreement is co-ordinated by the Claims Implementation Branch of DIAND. In 1995-1996, the Branch continued to participate in the three-party Implementation Committee and to consult with the GNWT and the SSI regarding the implementation of Canada's responsibilities under the Agreement. Under the provisions of the Implementation Plan, the Branch also attended the first meeting of the Arbitration Panel to provide administrative assistance and staff support. The Branch participated in interdepartmental meetings to establish a national park in the Melville Hills region of the Northwest Territories. The park will protect natural heritage resources of national significance, including spectacular river canyons and the calving grounds of the Bluenose Herd of barren ground caribou, as well as a rich legacy of archaeological sites. This proposed national park includes lands within three adjacent Aboriginal land claims settlement areas; the Inuvialuit .Settlement Region, the Nunavut Settlement Area and the Sahtu Settlement Area. Funding was provided during the reporting period as follows: SAHTU SECRETARIAT INCORPORATED • capital transfer payment (net of loan repayment) $4,980,057 • implementation funding $310,481 GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES • implementation funding $351,428 RENEWABI .E RESOURCES COUNCILS • implementation funding $182,563 ENROLMENT BOARD • implementation funding $335,975 ARBITRATION PANEL • implementation funding $9,144 RENEWABLE RESOURCES BOARD • implementation funding $16,200 In addition to the above, funding was provided to the GNWT for real property taxes ($8,666) and $10.000 was provided to the SSI to cover the costs of a meeting to discuss the cumulative impact monitoring method and periodic independent environmental audits to be developed for the Mackenzie Valley area.