Implementation Plan for the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive ...

4.2 Recognizing that years 1 to 10 will be unlikely to coincide with government's fiscal years (April 1 toMarch 31) and that the recipients of the annual amounts will need to budget on a fiscal year basis,those amounts will be allocated at the time of settlement legislation to fiscal years. Upon verificationof the calculations by the Implementation Committee, the fiscal year allocations will be deemed toreplace the amounts in Annex B.4.3 The first year's payments to the Sahtu Tribal Council and the Government of the NorthwestTerritories shall be made as soon as possible after the date of settlement legislation. The first year'spayments to the Boards and Committees shall be made as soon as possible after the establishmentof the bodies and, subject to 13.8.17 of the Sahtu Dene and Metis agreement, the approval of theirfirst budget.4.4 The amounts described in Annex B will be subject to annual adjustments in the manner describedin part 6 of Annex B.4.5 Subject to section 4.6, Canada also agrees to provide funding for the approved costs of thehearings that the Land and Water Board and the Surface Rights Board are authorized by legislationto hold and the environmental reviews that the Environmental Impact Review Board is authorizedby legislation to hold.4.6 For the purpose of obtaining funding under section 4.5, the Environmental Impact Review Board,the Land and Water Board and the Surface Rights Board shall be required to submit budgets forreviews and hearings to the appropriate Minister or Minister's delegate and are subject to thereview and approval of the Minister or Minister's delegate.5. Implementation Committee5.1 Annex D describes the role of and the process to be followed by, the Implementation Committeewhich is established pursuant to chapter 29 of the Sahtu Dene and Metis agreement.SAHTU IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 3