Welcome to The Chickasaw Nation webpage of the Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust for Indian Tribe Beneficiaries (the “Indian Tribe Trust”).  Pursuant to a Notice of Beneficiary Designation (“NBD”) filed by the Trustee with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”), The Chickasaw Nation has been designated as a Beneficiary of the Indian Tribe Trust.  For additional information and a copy of the NBD as filed with the Court, please click the “Indian Tribe Trust” tab at the top of this page and review the section titled Notice of Beneficiary Designation. Please download and read the NBD for additional details.

As a Beneficiary, The Chickasaw Nation is responsible for selecting Eligible Mitigation Actions and certifying that any such Eligible Mitigation Action meets all the requirements of the Indian Tribe Trust. The Trustee shall have no duty to monitor or supervise the use of Trust Funds paid in accordance with the Beneficiary’s Eligible Mitigation Action Certification (Appendix D-4) and Funding Direction forms or any Beneficiary’s compliance with an Eligible Mitigation Action. The Trustee may rely upon, with no further duty of inquiry, and shall be protected in acting upon, the certifications made by and delivered to it by the Beneficiaries. (See paragraph 3.5.4 of the Trust). 

Each Beneficiary is responsible for oversight of the proposed Eligible Mitigation Action (see paragraph 5.2.7 of the Trust) and each Beneficiary is required to maintain and make publicly available all documentation submitted in support of the each funding request and all records supporting all expenditures of Eligible Mitigation Action funds, subject to applicable laws governing the publication of confidential business information, together with an explanation of the procedure by which the Beneficiary shall make such documentation publicly available (see subparagraph 5.2.7.2 of the Trust). Beneficiaries are also responsible for certifying that all vendors were selected in accordance with state or tribal public contracting laws, as applicable (see paragraph 5.2.5 of the Trust).

Questions regarding Eligible Mitigation Actions: If you have questions or would like more information regarding Eligible Mitigation Actions, please contact the Lead Agency contact(s) designated for this Beneficiary.

On this webpage, you will find current and historical information and reports concerning Eligible Mitigation Actions, including (with references to sections of the Indian Tribe Trust agreement):

From the Trustee From the Beneficiary
  • Funding Requests (Approve, Deny, Request Modification/More Info) (5.2.16)
  • Funding Requests (D-4 Submission) (5.2.14)
  • Semi-Annual Reporting (3.3.1)
  • Semi-Annual Reports (5.3)

Indian Tribe-Specific Reports

Semi Annual Reporting Package

No documents available at this time.

Beneficiary Reporting Obligation

The Chickasaw Nation Semi-Annual Report: May-November 2022

Last updated 12/07/2022 | PDF

Previous Reports

Report Name Updated Link to download
The Chickasaw Nation Round 4 Semi-Annual Report November-May 15th 05/16/2022 Download PDF
The Chickasaw Nation, Semi-Annual Report (period: Jun 2019 - Nov 2019) 11/15/2019 Download PDF
Report Name The Chickasaw Nation Round 4 Semi-Annual Report November-May 15th
Updated 05/16/2022
Download PDF
Report Name The Chickasaw Nation, Semi-Annual Report (period: Jun 2019 - Nov 2019)
Updated 11/15/2019
Download PDF

Funding Requests

FY 20 Shuttle Replacement

Approved by Trustee | Last updated 10/27/2019 | PDF

The Chickasaw Nation, FY19 Shuttle Replacement

Approved by Trustee | Last updated 04/30/2019 | PDF

Indian Tribe Trust Agreement

For a copy of the executed Indian Tribe Mitigation Trust agreement, please click here.

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Disclaimer: This page is intended to be a helpful summary of some of the key points of the State Trust Agreement and the Indian Tribe Trust Agreement. If there is any conflict or discrepancy between the information on this page and the terms of the State Trust Agreement and/or the Indian Tribe Trust Agreement, the terms of the State Trust Agreement and/or the Indian Tribe Agreement shall govern. This website will be updated as more required information is available and approved for release.