Greeting Relatives/Frens/Humans, Tomorrow, Dec. 27, Friday is when the Navajo Nation Council will once again take up proposed Legislation 0367-13, which is related to the Navajo Nation’s take over of BHP’s coal mining operations of BHP’s Navajo Coal Mine. Council Delegates LoRenzo Bates and Roscoe Smith are sponsoring Legislation 0367-13. When the Council tabled the […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL VOTING ON TABLING LEGISLATION 0367-13 UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN COUNCIL HAVE WORK SESSION WITH NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY AND THEN THERE WILL BE SPECIAL COUNCIL SESSION FOR ANOTHER VOTE IF COUNCIL SUPPORTS LEGISLATION 0367-13 DURING WORK SESSION. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE Table for work session Seconded by Delegate Charles Damon II […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL WHERE DEBATE CONTINUES ON LEGISLATION 0367-13, WHICH IS RELATED TO BHP COAL MINE PURCHASE. DELEGATE MEL BEGAY I support acquisition of BHP coal mine by NTEC/Navajo Transitional Energy Company because involves young educated pple to get a handle on our destiny which involves “large magnitude.” How is Bond covered was answered […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL, WHERE DEBATE CONTINUES ON LEGISLATION 0367-13, WHICH IS RELATED TO BHP COAL MINE. DELEGATE WALTER PHLEPS We have committed ourselves by giving birth to NTEC. Wat are we to tell Office of Surface Mining about requirement for this reclamation and performance insurance and bond. It’s like owning car. If you don’t […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL, WHERE DEBATING LEGISLATION 0367-13, WHICH IS REALTED TO BHP COAL MINE. DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD HOW will performance bond be paid? DELEGATE BATES based on the schedule provided to us, I got controller involved so what getting is revenue projections in event legislation fails and to right is needed money/revenue. can see […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL, DEBATE OVER LEGISLATION 0367-13 CONTINUES. DELEGATE DANNY SIMPSON Explain why need insurance. NTEC STEVE GUNDERSON there are two bonds and two insurance contracts. one is reclamation bond which is requirement of Office of Surface MIning and that mine owner obtain permit carry reclamation bond so NTEC as perspective owner has obligation […]
Here at Navajo Council where debating Legislation 0367-13 regarding BHP coal mine. DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE We talk about protecting sovereign immunity and we talk almost every session about BHP and I’ll support. But I thot we dealt with issue. We ned to finish job instead of returning. Listen to colleagues talk about fairness in legislation […]
Motion by Smith and Apachito SPONSOR NAVAJO COUNCIL DELEGATE LORENZO BATES I want to emphasize to colleagues that insurance not for BHP, for us, NTEC, who are, will be the owners. It has nothing to do with BHP. We are the owners and it’s required. It’s unfortunate that thru this process to complete the acquisition […]
Here at Naa’bik’iyati Committee where Naabi approved Legislation 0367-13, which waives 100 percent of tribal sovereign immunity, allows Navajo Transitional Energy Company to use New Mexico and Arizona courts to resolve disputes regarding reclamation insurance, and for NTEC to obtain a bond/loan for its reclamation insurance for coal mine and operation of coal that NTEC […]
Dine’ Citizens Against Ruining the Environment is having a press conference today, Dec. 23, 2013, at noon in front of the Navajo Nation Council chamber in Window Rock, Ariz. -WHAT: PRESS Conference on BHP Navajo Mine acquisition -WHEN: Monday, December 23, 2013 at 12:00pm -WHERE: Navajo Nation Council Chambers, Window Rock, AZ -WHO: Diné C.A.R.E. […]
