HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL CHAMBER IN WINDOW ROCK. RDC MOVING THROUGH LEGISLATION VERY QUICKLY. RDC FINISHED TWO REPORTS AND ACCEPTED BOTH REPORTS. THE VOTE ON BOTH REPORTS WAS 3 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED.

THE REPORTS: Report by Levon Henry, Chief Legislative Counsel, on Iina’ Ba’, Inc. v Navajo Business Regulatory; Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation; 15 May 2014
Report by Karis N. Begaye, Attorney, NDOJ, on the Land Acquisition Policy

LEGISLATION 0155-14: An action relating to Resources and Development; approving a temporary construction easement to U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs for construction of the Tsaile Dam modification project located at and adjacent to Tsaile Lake, Tsaile-Wheatfields Chapter (Apache County, Arizona) Sponsor: Hon. Nelson S. Begaye, Council Delegate

NO DEBATE BY RDC
VOTE – 3 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED

LEGISLATION 0156-14: An actin relating to Resources and Development; amending RDC-52-13, the Fiscal Year 2014 Navajo Nation Tribal Transportation Improvement Plan, to include Project Number “N27 (2-2)(2-3), 1, 2, and 4” and “N27 Extension with N105” within Chinle Chapter for preliminary engineering and other studies for widening of N27 to provide for increased traffic to the Justice Center Sponsor: Honorable Leonard H. Pete, Council Delegate

SPONOSRS
The money will come from $500,000 allocated by Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2014. We are just extending the limits of N27. We’re increasing project 9.5 miles but need official approval from Resources & Development to do that.

VOTE – 3 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED