This is pretty hilarious; Navajo President Ben Shelly just announced that he’s having a Signing Ceremony today, at noon, at his office. Shelly’s signing ceremony will also involve the Energy Policy that the Council approved on Oct. 22. He’ll also sign the $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC, that has been sitting on […]
The Navajo Council vote to approve LEGISLATION 0276-13: the Energy Policy, also rescinded the Energy Policy approved under the former Navajo Chair Peter MacDonald administration. The Council vote was 13 in favor, 6 opposed on Legislation 0276-13 at 11:23 am on Oct. 22, 2013. 13 DELEGATES VOTING “YES” George APACHITO LoRenzo BATES Nelson BEGAYE Katherine […]
Greetings again, I had to take care of family business yesterday and so I had to pack up laplap and other equipment early and so I was unable to report that after the Council Tabled LEGISLATION 0192-13: Supportng the Native American Energy Act, HR 3973, A U.S. Congressional Bill to Facilitate the Development of Energy […]
Greeting Relatives/Frens, Navajo Council Speaker Johnny Naize issued a press release this morning that announces that he is holding a Signing Ceremony at Noon today, Oct. 24, at his office. Naize will be signing the Energy Policy and amendments to Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC. Here is Naize’s press release: 22nd NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL | […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, Council returned to Legislation 0192-13: Supporting the Native American Energy Act, HR 3973, a US Congressional Bill to facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands. It sounds like that since HR 3973 is dead that the Council may wait to make […]
Navajo COUNCIL DEBATING AMENDMENTS TO NTEC PLAN OF OPERATION which Council votes down with vote of 4 in favor, 17 opposed. Final vote on NTEC amenmdents, 16 in favor, 5 opposed. DELEGATE WITHERSPOON If fraud, you say federal remedy so why isn’t language in Exhibit G? Who developed langauge? did we get any negotiations in […]
Navajo COUNCIL DEBATING AMENDMENTS TO NTEC PLAN OF OPERATION DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE I suport this legislation. Navajo Council investigated whether buying coal mine good thing and we decided it was. But like any big venture it wud cost money. At the beginning I didn’t drive around there, kicked tires, looked under hoods. We had people […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, There has been some discussion among the readers about whether the Navajo Nation Council approved three or two amendments to the 2013 Energy Policy when it was approved yesterday with a vote of 13 in favor, 6 opposed. I posted on my blog that there were three amendments. The following is an official […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL RIPPING THRU PROPOSED LEGISLATION WITH VERY LITTLE DEBATE. WHEN COUNCIL CONVENED TODAY, THERE WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE COUNCIL PLANNED TO FINISH ALL THEIR AGENDA ITEMS BY WEDNESDAY. SPEAKER NAIZE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS A CAUCUS THIS MORNING BUT THE COUNCIL HAD PASSED LAW THAT REMOVED CAUCUSES WHICH DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ POINTED […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL STILL DEBATING WHAT AGENDA ITEM TO ADDRESS FIRST. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE Our rules calls for Council to take up legislation that requires 2/3 vote. SPEAKER NAIZE Second to Delegate Witherspoon amendment. DELEGATE LORENZO BATES if such an amendment was to be made it should have been done when Council agenda being adopted and […]
