THE NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL CONTINUES TO ZIP THRU THEIR LEGISLATION. HERE ARE THE COUNCIL’S LEGISLATION. LEGISLATION 0006-13: The Navajo Nation Housing Authority Act of 2013, amending the Navajo Nation Code at Title 6, Chapter 5, Sections 606, 607, 614, 615. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7xhIWpNuJXiVXZ6RlN2bW1IcWs/edit?usp=sharing LEGISLATION 0144-13: Approving supplemental funding from the Reserves for $150,200 for demolition of the […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0192-13: SUPPORTING THE NATIVE AMERICAN ENERGY ACT, HR 3973, a US Congressional bil to facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing federal regulations that impede tribal development on Indian lands. DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY This legislation, if approved by Congress, it will be something we have in future and […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL CONTINUES TO DEBATE PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO CREATE 911 SYSTEM ON RESERVATION. Delegate Phelps, who is sponsoring the proposed legislation for a 911 system, reminded the Council that Prez Shelly supports the implmentation of a 911 system. COUNCIL VOTING ON LEGISLATION 0212-13: amending Title 2 and Title 21 to authorize the Navajo Nation Telecommunications […]
NAVAJO COUNCIL appears to be upset after Speaker Naize pushed through vote on proposed Energy Policy, which he sponsored, along with Delegates Roscoe Smith, Charles Damon II. ME THINKS that because Spaker was sponsor that he had a conflict of interest and he should have named a speaker pro temp. And when Delegate Jonathan Nez […]
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 […]
NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL IN SESSION! First order of business is being debated. Delegate Dwight Witherspoon asked for waive Council floor rules to allow for amendments to the proposed Energy Policy. Delegate Alton Shepherd then debated that first order of business is legislation regarding the definition of a quorum.
Greetings Relatives/Frens, Here is the finalized Navajo Nation Council’s appropriation of about $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC, that the Navajo Council amended and approved with a vote of 17 in favor, 2 opposed during their special session on Oct. 16, 2013. Speaker Johnny Naize signed it on Oct. 18, 2013, and it […]
The Naabiki’yati Committee voted to go into an executive session about 3 p.m. on the Navajo Transitional Energy Company legislation that Speaker Johnny Naize and Delegate Danny Simpson are sponsoring. After Naabi voted to go behind closed doors, Naized asked Navajo Department of Justice Dana Bobroof to identify who should remain in meeting. Bobroof said […]
At Naabiki’yati’ Committee and a HUGE debate has erupted over the agenda. Delegate Danny Simpson asked to have his two pieces of legislation added to the agenda. And then he expressed strong concerns about why his legislation was removed not properly placed on the Naabi agenda especially since it went thru the legislative process. But […]
Here at Navajo Council Naabiki’yati Committee and after prayer by Delegate Jonathn Nez, Speaker Naize called for announcements and Delegate Jonathan Hale opened a can of worms by commenting about the quorum problems of Naabi and that perhaps Naabi should be terminated, especially since this is last full year of current Council. Delegate Jonathan Hale […]
