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All legislation introduced into the Navajo Nation Council’s legislative process are required to be posted to the Council’s official website. Included here are legislation as they are introduced by Council delegates. Subsequent amendments, committee actions, public comment reports, and related updates to the legislative packets are recorded on the Council’s Diné Bibeehaz’áanii Binaaltsoos legislation tracking system online at: http://dibb.nnols.org/.

December 2022

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0276-22

An Action Relating to an Emergency and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Purchase of Property Offered for Sale to the Navajo Nation by the Owners of Goulding’s Monument Valley Lodge and Tours, Monument Valley, Utah; Approving the Expenditure of Fund Principal of the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to Purchase the Property; and Approving a Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

 

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0275-22

An Action Relating to an Emergency and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending Navajo Nation Council Resolution No. CO-53-21; Extending the Deadline for the Síhasin Fund Ganado Fire District Emergency Vehicle Expenditure Plan

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 28, 2022

Legislation 0274-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Approving and Authorizing the Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Navajo Nation Department

Legislation 0273-22

An Action Relating to Health Education and Human Services Committee; Approving and Adopting the Navajo Nation’s Policy for Mandatory Criminal Background Checks for Local School Board Members

Legislation 0272-22

An Action Relating to Law and Order Committee and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Confirming the Appointment of Loretta J. Danzuka to the Navajo Nation Labor Commission for a Four-Year Term

Legislation 0271-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Delegate Region Project Plan for Honorable Nathaniel Brown’s Delegate Region (Chapters: Chilchinbeto, Dennehotso, Kayenta)

Legislation 0270-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving Amendments to the Plan of Operation of the Division of Community Development

Legislation 0269-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving the Navajo Nation Joint Farm Board Conservation Plan Template for Use by Individual Permittees of the Navajo Nation Major Irrigation Farm Projects

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 26, 2022

Legislation 0268-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Delegate Region Project Plan for Honorable Eugene Tso’s Delegate Region (Chapter: Chinle)

Legislation 0267-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Delegate Region Project Plan for Honorable Kee Allen Begay, Jr.’s Delegate Region (Chapters: Tachee/Blue Gap, Many Farms, Nazlini, Tselani/Cottonwood, Low Mountain)

Legislation 0266-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Delegate Region Project Plan for Honorable Vince R. James’ Delegate Region (Chapters: Jeddito, Cornfields, Ganado, Kinlichee, Steamboat)

Legislation 0265-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Delegate Region Project Plan for Honorable Elmer P. Begay’s Delegate Region (Chapters: Dilkon, Indian Wells, Teesto, Whitecone, Greasewood Springs)

Legislation 0264-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving the FY 2023 Navajo Nation Tribal Transportation Improvement Program

Legislation 0263-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Delegate Region Project Plan for Honorable Wilson C. Stewart, Jr.’s Delegate Region (Chapters: Crystal, Fort Defiance, Red Lake, Sawmill)

Legislation 0262-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Delegate Region Project Plan for Honorable Amber Kanazbah Crotty’s Delegate Region (Chapters: Cove, Toadlena/Two Grey Hills, Red Valley, Sheepsprings, Beclabito, Gadiiahi/To’koi)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 25, 2022

Legislation 0261-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Project Plan for Crop Years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Pursuant to the Síhasin Fund Pasture, Range and Forage Expenditure Plan Enacted by CO-57-16 and Amended by CMY-54-18

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 21, 2022

Legislation 0260-22

An Act Relating to Budget and Finance, Health, Education and Human Services, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Establishing the “Opioid Litigation Settlement Funding”’ Directing that Monies Received from In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, On August 5, 2015, MLD No. 2804; Case No. 17-md-02804 and Related Actions be Deposited in the Opioid Litigation Settlement Fund; Reimbursing the Fixed Cost Litigation Account for Litigation Costs

Legislation 0259-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $8,000,000 from the Síhasin Fund for the Navajo Community Development Financial Institution to Provide Loans and Support for Small Businesses Across the Navajo Nation; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan

Legislation 0258-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Confirming the Appointment of Cathy Newby to Serve on the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Management Board of Directors for a Term of Three Years

Legislation 0257-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Confirming the Reappointment of Wynette Arviso to Serve on the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Management Board of Directors for a Term of Three Years

Legislation 0256-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Confirming the Reappointment of Sidney Bob Dietz II to Serve on the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Management Board of Directors for a Term of Three Years

Legislation 0255-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services Committee; Approving a One-Time Waiver of the Navajo Nation Personnel Policies Manual, Section X(B)(1)(e), to Allow Employees to Carry Over Their 2022 Accrued Annual Leave for One Calendar Year Until 12/31/2023

Legislation 0254-22

An Action Requesting the State of Arizona and State of Colorado to Develop, in Consultation with the Navajo Nation, an Indian Child Welfare Act to be Enacted Under State Law.

Legislation 0253-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Supporting the Utah State Indian Child Welfare Act

Legislation 0252-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee and the Budget and Finance Committees; Establishing the Forest Carbon Enterprise Fund; and, Approving the Navajo Forestry Department Forest Carbon Enterprise Fund Fund Management Plan

Legislation 0251-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance, Resources and Development, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Amending CMY-54-18 to Extend Through Crop Year 2028 the Síhasin Fund Guarantee for the Navajo Nation’s Annual Premiums for the “Rainfall Index Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Pilot Insurance Program” Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Legislation 0250-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving Amendments to the Plan of Operation of the Navajo Forestry Department

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 20, 2022

Legislation 0249-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development and Budget and Finance Committees; Amending CAP-35-18 by Reallocating Funds for Pinon Chapter Projects Nos. D-161, D-162, and D-163 from Funding Year 1 to Funding Year 3, and Changing Project No. D-162 from “Perimeter Fencing-Construction” to “Design, Equipment, and Construction”

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 19, 2022

Legislation 0248-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Amending the Navajo Nation’s Retirement Plan to Revise the Definition of Earnings for Navajo Nation Council Delegates, Effective as of January 1, 2023

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 18, 2022

Legislation 0247-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment, Former Bennett Freeze Area Integrated Resource Management Plan; Approval of the Balanced Growth Emphasis Alternative; and Recommending the BIA Adopt the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment, Former Bennett Freeze Area Integrated Resource Management Plan

Legislation 0246-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee, the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending CO-50-13; Approving Amendments to the Plan of Operation for the Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources Administration; and Approving the Plan of Operation for the Clean Energy and Strategic Development Planning Office

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 14, 2022

Legislation 0245-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services, Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Authorizing the Mutual Aid [Intergovernmental] Agreement Between the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety, Navajo Police Department and the City of Page, Arizona

Legislation 0244-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Endorseing the Plan of Operation of the Western Navajo Agency Council

 

 

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 13, 2022

Legislation 0243-22

An Act Relating to Law and Order and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving Amendments to 2 N.N.C. §§ 501, 600, 601, 602, 603, 700, 701, 1551, 1553, 1554, 1555; 7 N.N.C. §§ 201, 251, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 357, 401, 412, 413, 422, 424, 852, 1052, 1053, 1722; 12 N.N.C. § 2805, and 1554; Transferring Legislative Oversight of the Judicial Branch, Navajo Nation Department of Justice, and Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission from the Law and Order Committee and the Resources and Development Committee to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee

Legislation 0242-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change to CAP-35-18 by Reallocating Leftover Funds from the Nahata Dziil Shopping Center Project to New Projects in the Houck, Lupton, and Klagetoh Chapters

Legislation 0241-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Purchase of Property Known as the Chaves Ranch, Consisting of 6,349 Acres, More or Less, Located Near Tohajíílee, Navajo Nation; Waiving 16 N.N.C. §§ 3-5, RDCO-78-16, and the Navajo Nation Land Acquisition Rules and Regulations; Approving the Expenditure of Navajo Nation Land Acquisition Trust Funds for the Purchase of the Chaves Ranch Property

 

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 12, 2022

Legislation 0240-22

An Act Relating to the Law and Order, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending Title 17 of the Navajo Nation Code

Legislation 0239-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education, and Human Services, the Budget and Finance, and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $111,554 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) for the Department of Diné Education for Internet Costs at 56 Sites; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F), § 820 (J), and § 820(L)

Legislation 0238-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $1,875,231 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) to Replenish the 110 Chapters’ Emergency Fund Accounts; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(O)

Legislation 0237-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving the Plan of Operation for the Navajo Nation Broadband Office within the Office of the President and Vice-President

Legislation 0236-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $900,000 from the Tourism Fund to the Tourism Department for its Personnel and Operating Expenses for FY2023; Amending 24 N.N.C. § 741 to Allow Revenue in the Tourism Fund to be Used by All Programs for Tourism-Related Purposes; Rescinding Resolution No. CS-45-22

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 11, 2022

Legislation 0235-22

An Action Relating to Health, Education and Human Services Committee; Approving and Enacting to the Navajo Nation Board of Education Plan of Operation

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning December 08, 2022

Legislation 0234-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $244,749 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) for the Legislative District Assistants Program and Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F), § 820(J), and § 820(L)

Legislation 0233-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $65,000 from the Síhasin Fund for the Demolition and Cleanup of the Former Smith’s Café Business Site Under the Chinle RBDO; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan

Legislation 0232-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $17,513,187 from the Síhasin Fund for the Navajo Nation Shopping Centers, Inc. for NNSCI’s Proposed Expansion of the Dilkon Shopping Center; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan

November 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 29, 2022

Legislation 0231-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’iyati’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving a Memorandum of Agreement between the Navajo Nation and the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (“ONHIR”) for the Lower Highway 89 Development; Authorizing the President of the Navajo Nation to Accept a Gift of the Lower Highway 89 Land from the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise and Submit an Application to place the Lower Highway 89 Land into Trust Under Public Law 96-305

Legislation 0230-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving New Grant Applications to the Indian Health Service for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians, Funding Announcement Number: HHS-2023-IHS-SDPI-0001, for the Navajo Department of Health and Tribal Organizations, for a Period of Five (5) Years Starting 2023 Through 2027

Legislation 0229-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving a Mission Site Permit for 1.5 Acre, More or Less, for the Congregational Methodist Navajo Mission, in the Vicinity of Newcomb Chapter, Navajo Nation

Legislation 0228-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee, Naabik’iyati’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Oil and Gas Operating Agreement Between the Navajo Nation and EOG Resources, Inc., for Certain Trust Lands in the Upper Fruitland Chapter and the Nenahnezad Chapter, Navajo Nation (San Juan County, New Mexico)

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 24, 2022

Legislation 0227-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Adopting the Latest International Building Code (ICC’S 2021 International Building Code) as Applicable to Commercial and Government Buildings Constructed by the Navajo Nation Government and its Entities and Political Subdivisions

Legislation 0226-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order, Health, Education, and Human Services, and Budget and Finance Committees; Amending the FY2023 Budget Instructions Manual to Implement Salary Schedule “BS” for Department of Criminal Investigations Civilian Employees and Salary Schedule “BZ” for Clinical Licensed Emergency Medical Services Employee Positions, and to Provide for the FY2023 General Wage Adjustments of 5%

 

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 22, 2022

Legislation 0225-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving a Mission Site Permit for Two (2.0) Acres, More or Less, for the Nazlini Church of the Nazarene, in the Vicinity of Nazlini Chapter, Navajo Nation

 

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 21, 2022

Legislation 0224-22

An Act Relating to the Law and Order and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending the Navajo Nation Criminal Code at 17 N.N.C. § 320 by Recognizing Concealed Weapon Carry Permits Issued by States

 

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 15, 2022

Legislation 0223-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Reinstatement of Halle A. Lizer as a Member of the Navajo Nation

Legislation 0222-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Supporting the Navajo Department of Health’s Written Comments to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Annual Regional Tribal Consultation

Legislation 0221-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $150,000.00 from the Síhasin Fund for the Cornfields Chapter Veterans Organizations Courtyard; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Legislation 0220-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Approving and Supporting the Navajo Nation Division of Social Services’ Written Comments to the New Mexico Human Services Department’s Draft Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Waiver Renewal Application

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 14, 2022

Legislation 0219-22

An Action Relating to the Navajo Nation Council; Selecting and Confirming the Speaker of the 24th Navajo Nation Council for the Remainder of the Term

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 10, 2022

Legislation 0218-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Approving the New Appendix (Standards for Event Wagering) to the 2021 Arizona Gaming Compact

Legislation 0217-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Authorizing a Contract Between the Navajo Nation and the United States Department of the Interior Under 25 U.S.C. § 5301 et seq. (P.L. 93-638, as amended), for a Five (5) Year Term Beginning January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027 for the Forestry Management Program; Approving and Authorizing the Fiscal Year Annual Funding Agreement and Scope of Work for the Contract Term

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 09, 2022

Legislation 0215-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving a Budget Revision Request by the Risk Management Program to Improve its Processing of Insurance Claims 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 08, 2022

Legislation 0214-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee; Accepting the Auditor General’s Audit of the Tohatchi Chapter and Approving the Chapter’s Proposed Corrective Action Plan

Legislation 0213-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Requesting the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Council on Environmental Quality, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Affairs to Review and Amend its List of Categorical Exclusions and it Application Within the Navajo Nation for the Development and Construction of Right-of-Way for Waterlines, Wastewater Lines, Powerlines, Broadband, Roads Using ARPA and Other Infrastructure Funds for Navajo People

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 07, 2022

Legislation 0212-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Requesting the State of Arizona to Utilize State Revenue Sources, and Federal Revenue Sources to Prioritize the Study, Design and Construction of the Querino Bridge in Northeastern Arizona, Apache County Near Interstate 40 and Houck Community

Legislation 0211-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Supporting United States Senate Bill S. 2825 Titled “Downwinders Act”

Legislation 0210-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving Amendments to the Navajo Nation’s Agreement with its Investment Manager Barrow Hanley Global Investors

Legislation 0209-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Approving the CARES Act Indian Housing Block Grant Amendment No. Two for Fiscal Year 2020

October 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 03, 2022

Legislation 0208-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Placing the Speaker of the 24th Navajo Nation Council on Administrative Leave Without Pay; Establishing Speaker(s) Pro Tem for the 24th Navajo Nation Council

Legislation 0207-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Endorsing the Plan of Operation of the Fort Defiance Agency Council

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning November 01, 2022

Legislation 0206-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committee; Approving a Change to CAP-35-18 for Houck Chapter by Approving the Chapter’s Use of Leftover Funds for More Bathroom Additions and New House Wiring Projects, and Moving the Leftover Funding to Funding Year 3

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 30, 2022

Legislation 0205-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change in CAP-35-18 Exhibit D for the Bahastl’ah Chapter by Deleting Remaining Funds from Funding 1 and Adding Them to Funding Year 3 for the Chapter’s Purchase of a Heavy-Duty Truck and for a New Road Improvement Project

Legislation 0204-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Requesting and Supporting the Introduction and Enactment by United States Congress of the “Eastern Navajo Agency Land Exchange and Archaeological Protection Act of 2022”

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 26, 2022

Legislation 0203-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Establishing the Naabik’íyáti’ Missing and Murdered Diné Relatives Task Force

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 25, 2022

Legislation 0202-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change to CAP-35-18 for the Whippoorwill Chapter by Moving Funds for the Whippoorwill Chapter House Renovation, in the Amount of $450,000.00, From Funding Year 2 to Year 3

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 24, 2022

Legislation 0201-22

An Act Relating to Law and Order, Resources and Development, Health, Education and Human Services, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending Navajo Nation Code 13 N.N.C. §§ 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1951, 1952, and 1953

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 18, 2022

Legislation 0200-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Waiving the Applicability of Resolution No. RCJY-142-92 with Respect to the Homesite Lease Application for Nellie C. Tsosie for a Homesite Lease within the Navajo Commercial Forestry Area and within Tsaile/Wheatfields Chapter, Navajo Nation (Apache County, Arizona)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 16, 2022

Legislation 0199-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Rescinding RDCMA-27-18 Which Accepted the Bureau of Indian Affairs Recommendation of the Grazing Capacity of Equal Distribution of Ten (10) Sheep Unit Year Long (SUYL) for the Navajo Partitioned Lands; Recommending to the Bureau of Indian Affairs the Modification of Carrying Capacities and Stocking Rates in the Navajo Partitioned Lands with Attention to Diné Traditional Law; and Recommending to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Equal Distribution of Fifty (50) Sheep Unit Year Long (SUYL) for the Navajo Partitioned Lands

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 12, 2022

Legislation 0198-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $3,468,000 from the Síhasin Fund for a Multipurpose Building at the Aneth Chapter and Approving the Related Expenditure Plan

Legislation 0197-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Waiving 16 N.N.C. § 1159(B)(2); Approving a Mission Site Permit for 4 Acres for the Azee’ Bee Nahagha of Diné Nation – Pinon in the Vicinity of Pinon Chapter, Navajo Nation

Legislation 0196-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Authorizing a Renewel Contract Between the Navajo Nation and the United States Department of the Interior Under 25 U.S.C. § 5301 et seq. (P.L. 93-638, as amended), for a Five (5) Year Term for the Period Beginning January 1, 2023 and Ending December 31, 2027 for the Water Development Program; Approving and Authorizing he Fiscal Year Annual Funding Agreement and Scope of Work for the Period of the Contract Term

Legislation 0195-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Supporting United States Congressional Bill H.R. 2739 Titled “Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act”

Legislation 0194-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Authorizing a Renewel Contract Between the Navajo Nation and the United States Department of the Interior Under 25 U.S.C. § 5301 et seq. (P.L. 93-638, as amended), for a Five (5) Year Term for the Indian Child Welfare Act Program; Beginning January 1, 2023 and Ending December 31, 2027; Approving and Authorizing the Fiscal Year Annual Funding Agreement and Scope of Work for the Period of the Contract Term

Legislation 0193-22

An Act Relating to Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and Navajo Nation Council; Amending 12 N.N.C. § 820(N) to Change the Lapse of Certain Appropriations

Legislation 0192-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving a Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Allowing the Navajo Nation to be Sued in Federal District Court Regarding Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act in Carrying Out Grants from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and Authorizing the President of the Navajo Nation or the Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Division of Community Development to Sign HUD Form 7015.15 Through September 30, 2027

 

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 11, 2022

Legislation 0191-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee, the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee, and The Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Use of the Eminent Domain Statute, 16 N.N.C. §§ 1401 et seq., for American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) Funded Projects to Address the Right-of-Way Land User Consent Requirement; Approving December 31, 2024 as the Expiration Date of for Use of the Eminent Domain Statute for These ARPA Funded Projects; Directing the Controller to Report the Amount of Funding in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund Available for Just Compensation as Required by the Eminent Domain Statute; and, Directing the Division of Natural Resources Division and the Department of Justice to Develop Procedures for the Use of the Funds Identified for the Eminent Domain Purpose

Legislation 0190-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance, Resources and Development, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $200,000 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) for the Sawmill Chapter Renovation Project

Legislation 0189-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Opposing Garfield Co., Utah, et al. v. Biden, et al., Civil Action No. 4:22-CV-00059-DN, Seeking to Declare President Biden’s October 8, 2021 Proclamation Regarding Bears Ears National Monument Unlawful

Legislation 0188-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and Navajo Nation Council; Confirming Michele T. Jones as the Navajo Gaming Regulatory Office Executive Director

Legislation 0187-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $783,500 from the Síhasin Fund for the San Juan River Dineh Water Users, Inc. to Complete the Shiprock Lateral Water Conversion – Phase I Salinity Control – Project; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 10, 2022

Legislation 0186-22

An Act Relating to Law and Order, Resources and Development, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and Navajo Nation Council; Asserting Sovereignty and Taking Over Primary Regulatory Authority from the Federal Government, Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement, Over All Coal Mining Lands Located on the Navajo Nation; Enacting a Waiver of Sovereign Immunity; and Establishing New Sections in Title 18 at 18 N.N.C. §§ 1701 et seq.

 

September 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 05, 2022

Legislation 0185-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Waiving the Navajo Nation Road Fund Regulations; Approving the Navajo Nation Division of Transportation Navajo Nation Road Fund Project Budget Extensions in the Amount of $6,189,335.03 to Allow the Funds for 26 Road Projects to be Used Beyond the Date of the Fiscal Years in Which the Funds were Allocated or Extended

Legislation 0184-22

An Action Relating to Health, Education and Human Services, Naabik’íyáti’ Committee, and Navajo Nation Council; Reaffirming Resolutions NABIN-69-18, NABIMY-27-19, and NABIAU-25-21, Requesting a Tribal Communication with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to Establish Direct Services on the Navajo Nation for Navajo Veterans

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 04, 2022

Legislation 0183-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change to CAP-35-18 for Round Rock Chapter by Moving the Chapter’s “Signage Proposal Project” from Funding Year 1 to Funding Year 3 and Adding Equipment Purchases to the Project, with No Change in the Original Funding Amount of $33,198.50

Legislation 0182-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $970,000 from the Síhasin Fund for the Demolition and Cleanup for Four Former Business Sites Under the Chinle RBDO, and Approving the Related Expenditure Plan

Legislation 0181-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change to CAP-35-18 for Naschitti Chapter by Moving the Chapter’s “Cemetery Expansion Project: from Funding Year 1 to Funding Year 3, with No Change in the Original Funding Amount of $50,000

Legislation 0180-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development, Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Authorizing the Attorney General to Advance Fixed Cost Litigation Account Funds to Support the Legal Fees Atributable to the Individual Federal Torts Claims Act Cases Filed by Approximately 300 Individual Tribal Members for Money Damages Caused by the Gold King Mine Spill; Waiving 2 N.N.C. §§ 1961(B) and 1964(B)

Legislation 0179-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving the Investment Sub-Policy for the Navajo Nation American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) Fund

Legislation 0178-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving the Amended and Restated Navajo Nation Master Investment Policy

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0177-22

Relating to an Emergency and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving Amendment One to the Fiscal Year 2022 Navajo Nation Housing Plan for the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 Indian Housing Block Grant Funding; Waiving 2 N.N.C. § 501 (B)(2)(b)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning October 02, 2022

Legislation 0176-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $10,159,542 from the Síhasin Fund to Replace the Ramah Navajo School Board Drinking Water System; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan

Legislation 0175-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee: Supporting United States Congressional Bill H.R. 8108 Titled “Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act”

Legislation 0174-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee, Certifying Aneth Chapter Community-Based Land Use Plan which has Reevaluated and Readjusted Aneth Chapter’s Previous Community-Based Land Use Plan

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning September 29, 2022

Legislation 0173-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Approving the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment, Former Bennett Freeze Area Integrated Resource Management Plan

Legislation 0172-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee; Accepting the Auditor General’s Audit of the Nahata Dziil Commission Governance and Approving the Chapter’s Proposed Corrective Action Plan

Legislation 0171-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee; Accepting the Auditor General’s Audit of the Black Mesa Chapter and Approving the Chapter’s Proposed Corrective Action Plan

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning September 28, 2022

Legislation 0170-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving the Plan of Operation for the Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources General Land Development Department One-Stop Shop

Legislation 0169-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving the Delegation of Authority to the Department Manager of the Navajo Land Department to Grant Rights-of-Way on Navajo Nation Trust Lands and Fee Lands; Approving the Departmental Administrative Rules and Regulations; and, the Terms and Conditions for the Delegation of Authority

Legislation 0168-22

An Action Relating to Health, Education and Human Services Committee; Approving Amendments to the Navajo Nation Division of Social Services’ Professional Standards and Ethics Manual; Removing the “Financial Services Protocol” Section and Include the “Burial Assistance and General Assistance Policy Manual”

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0165-22

An Act Relating to an Emergency; Approving $89,480 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) for a New HVAC System for the Oljato Chapter Senior Center

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning September 26, 2022

Legislation 0167-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee, Certifying Ramah Navajo Chapter Community-Based Land Use Plan which has Reevaluated and Readjusted Ramah Navajo Chapter’s Previous Community-Based Land Use Plan

Legislation 0166-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Supporting United States Congressional Bill H.R. 8109 Titled “Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act”

Legislation 0164-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Reinstatement of Shandiin Deputee as a Member of the Navajo Nation

Legislation 0163-22

An Action Relating to Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Authorizing a Renewel Contract Between the Navajo Nation and the United States Department of Interior Under 25 U.S.C. § 5301 et seq. (P.L. 93-638, as amended), for a Five (5) Year Term for the Period Beginning January 1, 2023 and Ending December 31, 2027 for Adult Detention Services; Approving and Authorizing the Fiscal Year Annual Funding Agreement and Scope of Work for the Period of the Contract Term

Legislation 0162-22

An Action Relating to Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Authorizing a Renewel Contract Between the Navajo Nation and the United States Department of Interior Under 25 U.S.C. § 5301 et seq. (P.L. 93-638, as amended), for a Five (5) Year Term for the Period Beginning January 1, 2023 and Ending December 31, 2027 for the Juvenile Corrections Program; Approving and Authorizing the Fiscal Year Annual Funding Agreement and Scope of Work for the Period of the Contract Term

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning September 22, 2022

Legislation 0161-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $5,000,000 in Síhasin Funds to the Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company for Development and Construction of the Tse Si Ani C-Store; Approving and Adopting the Tse Si Ani C-Store Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. §§ 2501 – 2508

Legislation 0160-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services Committee and Naabik’íyáti’; Supporting and Authorizing the Division of Aging and Long Term Care Support to Apply for Elder Services Funding from the Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging Older Americans Act Title VI Nutrition, Supportive Service, and Caregiver Grants (Parts A/B and C); and to Participation in Cycle VIII of the National Resources Center on Native Americans Aging Needs Assessment Titles “Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders”

Legislation 0159-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $10,031,897 from the Síhasin Fund for the Mariano Lake Chapter Multipurpose Building Project; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. §2501 – §2508

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning September 21, 2022

Legislation 0158-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Clarifying and Amending the Terms and Conditions of Mission Site Permits to Specify that the Five-Year Review to Reevaluate the Rent and Compliance with the Terms and Conditions is an Administrative Function to be Performed by the Navajo Land Department; Directing the Navajo Land Department to Develop Regulations for the Five-Year Reviews of Mission Site Permits to Reevaluate the Rent and Compliance with the Terms and Conditions

Legislation 0157-22

An Action Relating to Law and Order, Health Education and Human Services, Resources and Development, Budget and Finance and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Amending CAP-35-18, Síhasin Fund Powerline and Chapter Projects Expenditure Plan, to Extend Project Completion Deadlines for an Additional Twenty-Four Months

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning September 19, 2022

Legislation 0156-22

An Action Relating to Law and Order Committee, Naabik’íyáti’ Committee, and the Navajo Nation Council; Confirming the Probationary Appointment of Cecelia Tallman as Navajo Nation District Court Judge

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning September 18, 2022

Legislation 0155-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Approving the CARES Act Indian Housing Block Grant Number 20BV0402810 Amendment No. One for Fiscal Year 2020

 

August 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning August 31, 2022

Legislation 0154-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving the Grant of Right-of-Way to New Mexico Department of Transportation for the Purposes of Constructing, Operating, Upgrading and Maintaining the Existing Roadways, Culverts, Ditches and Bridges Along U.S. Highway 64, Project Numbers 5101171 and 5101172, Located on Navajo Nation Trust Lands in Beclabito Chapter, Navajo Nation (San Juan County, New Mexico)

Legislation 0153-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee; Accepting the Auditor General’s Audit of the Indian Wells Chapter and Approving the Chapter’s Proposed Corrective Action Plan

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning August 29, 2022

Legislation 0152-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee, the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Navajo Nation’s Comprehensive Budget for Fiscal Year 2023; Waiving Navajo Nation Council Resolution No. CF-07-11 and 12 N.N.C. § 820(F), § 820(I), § 840(B), and § 860

Legislation 0151-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee, Budget and Finance, and the Naabik’íyáti Committee; Approving the Division of Economic Development’s Applications for the State Small Business Credit Initiative Under the Federal American Rescue Plan Act

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning August 23, 2022

Legislation 0150-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Accepting the Audit Report Provided by KPMG, L.L.P. Regarding the Navajo Nation’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2021

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning August 10, 2022

Legislation 0149-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, Health, Education, and Human Services, Law and Order, and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Opposing States’ Decriminalization of the Use of Peyote

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning August 07, 2022

Legislation 0148-22

An Act to the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee; Approving Four Budget Revision Requests by the Navajo Nation Veterans Administration (“NNVA”) to Distribute All Veterans Trust Fund Carryover Amounts into the NNVA’s Financial Assistance Program

July 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning August 05, 2022

Legislation 0147-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Budget for the Legislative Branch and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning August 02, 2022

Legislation 0146-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navjao Nation Department of Health, and Related Matters, to be Included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 31, 2022

Legislation 0145-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Nation Executive Offices

Legislation 0144-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for Fixed Costs

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 28, 2022

Legislation 0143-22

An Action Relating to Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Approving and Accepting the Monetary Donation of $10,000 from Michael D. Apgar and Gretchen D. Apgar to the Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance for the Diné Annual Scholarship Fund

Legislation 0142-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving and Recommending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Office of the Controller and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0141-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the General Services Division – Insurance Services Department, Risk Management/Safety Loss Control, Employee Benefits, Workers Compensation, and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 27, 2022

Legislation 0140-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Nation Ethics and Rules Office and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s Comprehensive Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023

Legislation 0139-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Division of Human Resources – Retirement Services, Retirement Funds, and Retirement Plan Administration Committee, and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0138-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Nation Public Defender and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s Comprehensive Budget for Fiscal Year 2023

Legislation 0137-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services and the Budget and Finance Committees; Approving the Fund Management Plans for the Chinle, Fort Defiance and Tuba City, and Shiprock and Crownpoint Regional Childcare Programs Operated by the Division of Social Services – Navajo Department of Child Care & Development

Legislation 0136-22

An Action Relating to the Health and Human Services Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Department of Diné Education and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 26, 2022

Legislation 0135-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Division of Economic Development and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0134-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Nation Gaming Regulatory Office and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0133-22

An Action Relating to the Health and Human Services Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Division of General Services and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0132-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving and Recommending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Office of Management and Budget and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0131-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s Comprehensive Budget for Fiscal Year 2023

Legislation 0130-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Nation Judicial Branch and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s Comprehensive Budget for Fiscal Year 2023

Legislation 0129-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Nation Labor Commission and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s Comprehensive Budget for Fiscal Year 2023

Legislation 0128-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Environmental Protection Agency and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0127-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Division of Transportation and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0126-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Division of Natural Resources and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0125-22

An Action Relating to the Health and Human Services Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for Department of Veterans Administration and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0124-22

An Action Relating to the Health and Human Services Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for Department of Social Services and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0123-22

An Action Relating to the Health and Human Services Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for Department of Human Resources and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0122-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving and Recommending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Office of the Auditor General and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0121-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Nation Office of Hearings and Appeals and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s Comprehensive Budget for Fiscal Year 2023

Legislation 0120-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s Comprehensive Budget for Fiscal Year 2023

Legislation 0119-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving and Recommending to the Budget and Finance Committee the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Division of Community Development and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Legislation 0118-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving and Recommending the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget for the Office of the Navajo Tax Commission and Related Matters, to be included in the Navajo Nation’s FY2023 Comprehensive Budget

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 24, 2022

Legislation 0117-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Supporting U.S. Senate Bill 2265, The “Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) of 2021”; Urging the U.S. Senate to Amend the Bill to Expand Income Eligibility Requirements to Increase Native American Home Ownership

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0116-22

An Action Relating to an Emergency; Extending the Time for a Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity to Allow the Navajo Nation to be Sued in Federal District Court Regarding Compliance with the National Environmental Protection Act in Carrying Out the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Grants and Authorizing the President of the Navajo Nation to be the Certifying Tribal Official to Execute Form 7015.15 through September 30, 2025 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 23, 2022

Legislation 0115-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change to CAP-35-18 for the Indian Wells Chapter by Moving Funds for the “Senior Center Facility Repairs” in the Amount of $265,000.00, from Funding Year 1 to Year 3

Legislation 0114-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Approving the Fiscal Year 2023 Navajo Nation Housing Plan for the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) Indian Housing Block Grant Funding

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 13, 2022

Legislation 0113-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committee; Accepting the Auditor General’s Audit Report of the Upper Fruitland Chapter and Approving the Chapter’s Proposed Corrective Action Plan

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 12, 2022

Legislation 0112-22

An Action Relating to Health, Education and Human Services and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Supporting the To’hajiilee Community School Board, Inc. to Hire Foreign Nationals to Address Critical Teacher Shortages; and Requesting the Bureau of Indian Education, U.S. Department of the Interior, and the U.S. State Department, to Facilitate and Approve Permanent Worker Status (Issuance of Individual Green Cards or Extension of Individual Existing J-1 Visas Pending Issuance of Green Cards) for Such Foreign Nationals, Provided that No Navajo Tribal Member and No U.S. Citizens are Displaced by the Hiring of Such Foreign Nationals

Legislation 0111-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Supporting the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition: A Collaborative Land Management Plan for the Bears Ears National Monument 

June 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 06, 2022

Legislation 0110-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance, Resources and Development, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $5,000,000 from the Síhasin Fund for the Assessment and Remediation of the Former Navajo Forest Products Industry Location in Navajo, NM; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Legislation 0109-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $18,880,105 from the Síhasin Fund to NavaMill Lumber & Logging Company for its Proposed Forest Products Business to be Constructed in Sawmill Chapter; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning July 05, 2022

Legislation 0108-22

An Act Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services, Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Repealing 9 N.N.C. § 2(C) of the Diné Marriage Act of 2005, to Equally Recognize all Marriages within the Navajo Nation; and Amending Other Provisions in Title 9 Related to Marriage within the Navajo Nation

Legislation 0107-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance, Health, Education and Human Services, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $13,334,871 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) for the Renovations Necessary at Certain Navajo Nation Government Facilities to Provide Access to Persons with Disabilities; and Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(M) Regarding OMB Review

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning June 30, 2022

Legislation 0106-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $1,500,000.00 from the Síhasin Fund to the Capital Projects Management Department (“CPMD”) to Complete the Teesto Chapter Community Center Project; Reapproving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning June 29, 2022

Legislation 0105-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Approving the Assignment of Business Site Lease No. FD-01-202 from Doug Adams DBA Sandia Oil Company, Inc., Alberta Mason DBA MedicineChild, LLC, to Continue the Operation of the Chi’hootso Indian Marketplace in Window Rock, Navajo Nation (Arizona)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning June 28, 2022

Legislation 0104-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Health, Education, and Human Services, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $25,000,000 from the Síhasin Fund to the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation for its Long-Term Care, Cancer, and Rehabilitation Facility; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning June 27, 2022

Legislation 0103-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change to CAP-35-18 for the Mexican Springs Chapter by Deleting the “Road Maintenance, Culverts, and Bridges” Project and Adding the “Road Improvement-Badger Loop” Project, in Funding Year 1, with No Change in the Original Funding Amount

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning June 21, 2022

Legislation 0102-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; For Fiscal Year 2023, Accepting the Navajo Nation’s General Fund Revenue Projection and the Three Branch Chiefs’ Recommended Budget Planning Allocations, Approving the Budget Calendar and Budget Instructions Manual, and Other Actions Related to the Navajo Nation’s Comprehensive Budget for FY2023

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0101-22

An Action Relating to an Emergency and the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $120,000,000 of the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Funds; Approving Additional Funding to the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Hardship Assistance Expenditure Plan Enacted by CD-62-21

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning June 12, 2022

Legislation 0100-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development, Health, Education and Human Services, Law and Order and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Opposing Decriminalizing the Recreational Use of Peyote and Urging All States to Limit the Non-Criminal Use of Peyote to Religious Purposed; and Opposing the Inclusion of Peyote on the California Senate Bill 519 List of Substances to be Decriminalized

May 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning May 24, 2022

Legislation 0099-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Supporting the Dilkon Chapter/District Seven Chapters’ Application to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Funding; Authorizing the Dilkon Chapter and All District Seven Chapters to Access and Build the Infrastructure Necessary to Implement the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Funding

Legislation 0098-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Supporting the Kayenta Chapter’s Application to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program Funding; Authorizing the Kayenta Chapter to Access and Build the Infrastructure Necessary for “A Resilient Broadband Solution for Kayenta Chapter” in the Black Mesa and Comb Ridge/El Capitan Regions

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning May 16, 2022

Legislation 0097-22

An Action Relating to Health, Education, and Human Services and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving the Dilkon Medical Center Transfer Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service and the Winslow Indian Health Care Center, Inc.; and Authorizing the Winslow Indian Health Care Center, Inc. to assume Operation and Maintenance of the Dilkon Medical Center after Winslow Indian Health Care Center, Inc., Acceptance

Legislation 0096-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee, Certifying Tolani Lake Chapter Governance Community-Based Land Use Plan which has Reevaluated and Readjusted Tolani Lake Chapter’s Previous Community-Based Land Use Plan

Legislation 0095-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving the Fiscal Year 2023 Fringe Rates for the Navajo Nation’s Retirement Plan

Legislation 0094-22

An Action Relating to Naabik’iyati’ Committee; Approving the Revised Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning May 12, 2022

Legislation 0093-22

An Act Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and the Budget & Finance Committee; Approving the Fund Management Plan for the Diné Relocatee Fund

Legislation 0092-22

An Act Relating to Health Education and Human Services, Law and Order, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending 15 N.N.C. §§ 302 – 308, the Plan of Operations of the Navajo Nation Labor Commission

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning May 10, 2022

Legislation 0091-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Approving the Grant of Right-of-Way to Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc. for the Sundance Right-of-Way #2 Powerline/Fiber Optic Line Project Located on Navajo Nation Trust Lands in Church Rock Chapter Vicinity (McKinley County, New Mexico)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning May 09, 2022

Legislation 0090-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving and Amending the Plan of Operation for the Navajo Nation Police Department

April 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning May 03, 2022

Legislation 0089-22

An Action Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving and Amending the Plan of Operation for the Navajo Nation Police Department

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 28, 2022

Legislation 0088-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Opposing Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Recommendation in Closing Several Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinics Near the Navajo Nation Including the Gallup Community-Based Outpatient Clinic; Request the Air and Infrastructure Review Commission to Review and Recommend a Community-Based Outpatient Clinic or Similar VA Health Care Facility to be Established Within the Navajo Nation 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 27, 2022

Legislation 0087-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $1,070,298,867 of Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Funds for Regional and Chapter Projects; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Regional and Chapter Projects Expenditure Plan

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 25, 2022

Legislation 0086-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $1,070,298,867 of Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Funds; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Expenditure Plans for: Chapter Assistance; Public Safety Emergency Communications, E911, and Rural Addressing Projects; Cyber Security; Public Health Projects; Economic Development Projects; Hardship Assistance; Water and Wastewater Projects; Broadband Projects; Home Electricity Connection and Electricity Capacity Projects; Housing Projects and Manufactured Housing Facilities; Bathroom Addition Projects; Construction Contingency Funding; and Reduced Administrative Funding

Legislation 0085-22

An Action Relating to Health, Education and Human Services Committee; Approving Amendments to the Navajo Nation Department for Self-Reliance Pathway to Self-Reliance Policy Manual

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0084-22

An Act Relating to an Emergency for the Navajo Nation Council: Approving $267,184 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance for Animal Rez-Q, Inc. to Conduct the “Navajo Nation Spay, Neuter, Vaccination Blitz 2022” from April 2022 to September 2022, in Cooperation with the Division of Natural Resources – Resources Enforcement Department and the Animal Control Program

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 20, 2022

Legislation 0083-22

An Action Relating to Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Requesting the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Region, Division of Transportation to Change the Name of Navajo Route N110 in Fort Defiance Chapter (Arizona) from Kit Carson Road to Pete Price Road

Legislation 0082-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Waiving the Applicability of Resolution No. RCJY-142-92 with Respect to the Homesite Lease Application for Jammie Billiman for a Homesite Lease within the Navajo Commercial Forestry Area and within Sawmill Chapter, Navajo Nation (Apache County, Arizona)

Legislation 0081-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving the Termination of the UBS Trumbull Property Fund as the Navajo Nation’s Investment Manager, and Approving the Liquidation of the Navajo Nation’s Assets in the Permanent Fund and the Síhasin Fund that are Currently Managed by the UBS Trumbull Property Fund

Legislation 0080-22

An Act Relating to Budget and Finance Committee; Approving the Termination of INTECH as the Navajo Nation’s Investment Manager for the Master Trust Fund and the Retirement Plan Fund, and the Reallocation of the Navajo Nation’s Assets Among Incumbent Investment Managers

Legislation 0079-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Waiving the Applicability of Resolution No. RCJY-142-92 with Respect to the Homesite Lease Application for Marietta Octavo Nez for a Homesite Lease within the Navajo Commercial Forestry Area and within Sawmill Chapter, Navajo Nation (Apache County, Arizona)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 19, 2022

Legislation 0078-22

An Action Relating to Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Overriding the Navajo Nation President’s Veto of Navajo Nation Council Resolution CJA-12-22

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 18, 2022

Legislation 0077-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education, and Human Services and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Establishing “The Navajo Nation Foster Care Awareness Month” as a Recurring Event in May to Bring Awareness to Navajo Foster Children and Increase the Need for More Navajo Foster Parents

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 14, 2022

Legislation 0076-22

An Action Relating to Health, Education, and Human Services, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and Navajo Nation Council; Approving $9,910,040 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) to the Department of Personnel Management for $1,500 Appreciation Rewards to Navajo Nation Employees for Working Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 12, 2022

Legislation 0075-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance, Resources and Development, Health, Education and Human Services, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $10,000,000 from the Síhasin Fund to Establish a New Outdoor Recreation Fund for the Navajo Nation

Legislation 0074-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Opposing the United States Secretary of the Interior’s Efforts to Assess Operations and Maintenance User Fees on the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI) and Water Users for the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project (NIIP)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 10, 2022

Legislation 0073-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change to CAP-35-18, Exhibit D, for the Cameron Chapter by Reallocating $633,333 in Síhasin Funds to the New Chapter Building Project

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 07, 2022

Legislation 0072-22

An Act Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving the Judicial/Public Safety Facilities Fund Priority List for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 as agreed to by the Judicial Branch and the Division of Public Safety

Legislation 0071-22

An Act Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Approving a Budget Transfer within the Judicial/Public Safety Facilities Fund Of $2,726,729.24 from the Chinle Judicial/ Public Safety Center Project (Business Unit No. C01493) into a New Business Unit for the Division of Public Safety/ Department of Corrections to use on Project Management Services for its Numerous Projects at Several Chapters

March 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 06, 2022

Legislation 0070-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Approving the Grant of Right-Of-Way to Continental Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc., for the Gilbert Yazzie Powerline Project Located on Navajo Nation Trust Lands in Chichiltah Chapter Vicinity (Mckinley County, New Mexico)

Legislation 0069-22 

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving the Selection of a Successor Deposit Sweep Account for the Navajo Nation’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Political Appointees and Council Delegates

Legislation 0068-22 

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; As Recommended by the Navajo Nation Investment Committee, Approving the Selection of Prudential Group Investment Management (“PGIM”) as a Non-Core Real Estate Manager for the Navajo Nation Permanent Fund and Retirement Plan; and Approving the Subscription Booklets and Related Documents between the Navajo Nation and PGIM for the Navajo Nation Permanent Fund and the Navajo Nation Retirement Plan

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 05, 2022

Legislation 0067-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $4,100,000 from the Síhasin Fund for a Proposed Apartment/Multipurpose Complex in Navajo, New Mexico; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Legislation 0066-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $7,650,000 from the Síhasin Fund for the Construction of the Chiłchinbeto Multi-purpose Building; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Legislation 0065-22

An Act Relating to the Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $13,215,000 from the Síhasin Fund for the Completion of the Kayenta Judicial Complex; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Legislation 0064-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $5,000,000 from the Síhasin Fund for the Chiłchinbeto Convenience Store/Fuel Station Project; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Legislation 0063-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Health, Education and Human Services, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $1,600,000 Out of the Síhasin Fund to Cover the Funding Shortfall for the Ganado Chapter Senior & Veterans Center Project; Reapproving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Legislation 0062-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Amending CJA-01-21 and NABIS-36-21 to Extend the Deadlines for the Expenditure of Síhasin Funds for Chapter Heavy Equipment Purchases and for the Department of Water Resources Emergency Projects

Legislation 0061-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change in Exhibit E to CAP-35-18 for the Chinle Chapter by Deleting the “Waterline – Spiderrock Phase 2.5” Project and Adding the “Waterline and Sewer – Spiderrock Phase 2.5” Project, by Changing the Funding Year Periods, and by Designating the Water Management Branch as the Agency that will Administer the Added Project

Legislation 0060-22

An Act Relating to the Health, Education, and Human Services, Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $4,000,000 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) for the 110 Navajo Nation Chapters’ Summer 2022 Youth Employment Programs; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F), § 820(J), and § 820(L) to Allow Use of UUFB Funds for Recurring Chapter Expenses

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 04, 2022

Legislation 0059-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $38,500,000 of Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Funds to Yalti Telecom, LLC; Approving the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Yalti Telecom Expenditure Plan

Legislation 0058-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Supporting United States President Joseph R. Biden’ Nomination of Roselyn Tso to be Confirmed by the United States Senate as the Director of the Indian Health Service

Legislation 0057-22

An Act Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Amending the Signatory Authority for the Office of the Controller to Conduct Business with the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning April 03, 2022

Legislation 0056-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change to CAP-35-18, Exhibit E, for the Crystal Chapter by Allocating $165,666.66 in Síhasin Funds to the Chapter’s Fire Suppression Project and Moving Funds to the Year 3 Funding Period

Legislation 0055-22

An Act Relating to the Law and Order Committee; Allocating $3,500,000 from the Judicial/Public Safety Facilities Fund to the Department of Corrections for the Assessment, Planning, and Design of the Tséhoostooí Justice Center

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning March 22, 2022

Legislation 0054-22

An Act Relating to Health, Education and Human Services, Budget and Finance, Law and Order, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Repealing 9 N.N.C. § 2(C) of the Diné Marriage Act of 2005 to Acknowledge and Recognize Marriage Equality Among All People; Amending Common-Law Marriage Criteria at 9 N.N.C. § 4(E); Amending Marriage License Form to be Gender Neutral at 9 N.N.C. § 7; Amending Husband and Wife Section at 9 N.N.C. § 201 et. seq

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning March 17, 2022

Legislation 0053-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving Amendments to the Plans of Operation for the Navajo Parks and Recreation Department, the Navajo Nation Museum, and the Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources, to Place the Museum Under the Parks and Recreation Department

Legislation 0052-22

An Act Relating to Resources and Development, Budget and Finance and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $267,184 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance for Animal Rez-Q, Inc. to Conduct the “Navajo Nation Spay, Neuter, Vaccination Blitz 2022” from April to September 2022 in Cooperation with the Navajo Nation Animal Control Program

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION: NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0050-22

An Act Relating to an Emergency; Approving $3,003,441 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) for the Navajo Election Administration for its Expenses in Preparation for the 2022 Navajo Nation Elections; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F), § 820(J), and § 820(L)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning March 15, 2022

Legislation 0051-22

An Act Relating to Budget and Finance and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $3,003,441 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) for the Navajo Election Administration for its Expenses in Preparation for the 2022 Navajo Nation Elections; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F), § 820(J), and § 820(L)

Legislation 0049-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $500,000 from the Síhasin Fund for the Assessment, Removal, and Cleanup of Old Residential Units in the Community of Navajo, New Mexico; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan in a Accordance with 12 N.N.C. § 2505(A)

Legislation 0048-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, Health, Education and Human Services, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $29,216,453 in Síhasin Funds to Navajoland Nursing Home, Inc. for the Construction and Operation of a Veterans Nursing Home; Approving the “Navajo Warriors Home Expenditure Plan” Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – § 2508

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning March 14, 2022

Legislation 0047-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education, and Human Services and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Supporting and Approving Diné College’s Application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Living Languages Grant

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning March 10, 2022

Legislation 0046-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving and Adopting the Agreement to Amend Compact Between the Navajo Nation and the State of Arizona (“First Amendment to 2021 Arizona Compact”)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning March 09, 2022

Legislation 0045-22

An Act Relating to Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $4,000,000 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice Water Rights Litigation Unit to Continue Litigating and Protecting the Navajo Nation’s Water Rights; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F), § 820(J), and § 820(L)

Legislation 0044-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Confirming the Appointment of Marsha Greyeyes to the Black Mesa Review Board as the Shonto Chapter Representative for a Term of Four (4) Years

Legislation 0043-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $437,947 Out of the Síhasin Fund to Purchase a New Motor Grader for Sawmill Chapter and to Purchase a New Backhoe for Red Lake Chapter; Approving the Related Expenditure Plan Pursuant to 12 N.N.C. § 2501 – 2508

Legislation 0042-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Approving a Mission Site Permit for 1.5 Acre, More or Less, for Reaching Out with Christ’s Kingdom Ministries, Inc. in the Vicinity of Hardrock Chapter, Navajo Nation

February 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning March 01, 2022

Legislation 0041-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Approving a Mission Site Permit for 1.0 Acre, More or Less, for Tse Sianni Bible Church, Inc., in the Vicinity of Shonto Chapter, Navajo Nation

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning February 28, 2022

Legislation 0040-22

An Act Relating to Resources and Development, Health, Education and Human Services, Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Establishing the San Juan River Mitigation Fund; Directing that Monies Received from In Re: Gold King Mine Release In San Juan County, Colorado, on August 5, 2015, NO. 1:18-md-02824 (D.N.M.) and Underlying and Related Actions Be Deposited in the San Juan River Mitigation Fund After Reimbursement of Litigation Costs

Legislation 0039-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Expressing Gratitude and Appreciation to the Navajo Area Indian Health Services, Medical Service Providers; and Appreciating All Front Line and Essential Workers for Their Valor, Commitment, and Continued Service to the Navajo Nation

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning February 23, 2022

Legislation 0038-22

An Action Relating to Health, Education and Human Services, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Accepting the Navajo Nation Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services Award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Amount of $944,900.00; Approving a Waiver of Indirect Costs

Legislation 0037-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Confirming the Appointment of Ms. Rachel Brown to the Commission on Navajo Government Development, as the Health, Education and Human Services Committee Representative

Legislation 0036-22

An Act Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services, and Budget and Finance Committees; Accepting the Auditor General’s Audit of the Department of Family Services (“DFS”) and the DFS’ Proposed Corrective Action Plan

Legislation 0035-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $400,000 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) to Pay State Property Taxes and Grazing Fees for Navajo Nation Fee Lands Under the Department of Agriculture Ranch and Eastern Land Management Program; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F), and § 820(J) to Allow Use of UUFB Funds for Recurring Expenses

Legislation 0034-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $3,191,005 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) to the Animal Control Program for Personnel and Other Expenses to Address the Urgent Problem of Dog Over-Population and Maulings on the Navajo Nation; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F), and § 820(J) to Allow Use of UUFB Funds for Recurring Expenses

Legislation 0033-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Supporting the Arcadian Infracom Partnership with the Navajo Nation to Construct and Operate a Broadband Fiberoptic Communications Network Across the Navajo Nation

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning February 22, 2022

Legislation 0032-22

An Action Relating to Health, Education and Human Services, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving Reinstatement of Vestah J. Tikium, Formerly Known as Vestah J. James, as a Member of the Navajo Nation

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning February 17, 2022

Legislation 0031-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services Committee and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Supporting and Requesting Arizona Legislature to Approve by Vote for Public Schools, K-12, to Exceed the Aggregate Expenditure Limitation as Required by the Arizona Constitution for One-Year

Legislation 0030-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committees; Establishing the Abandoned Uranium Mines Enterprise Fund (“AUM Enterprise Fund”); Approving the Related Fund Management Plan; and Allocating $99,787 from the Navajo EPA AUM Settlement Funds Account as the Initial Amount to be Deposited into the New AUM Enterprise Fund

Legislation 0029-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committee; Accepting the Auditor General’s Audit Report of the Standing Rock Chapter and the Chapter’s Proposed Corrective Action Plan

Legislation 0028-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committees; Establishing the Abandoned Coal Mine Lands Reclamation Enterprise Fund (“AML Enterprise Fund”); Approving the Related Fund Management Plan; and Allocating $2,586,548 from the NAML Coal Fee Enterprise Fund as the Initial Amount to be Deposited into the New AML Enterprise Fund

Legislation 0027-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, and Budget and Finance Committee; Accepting the Auditor General’s Audit Report of the Fish and Wildlife Department (“FWD”) and the Corrective Action Plan Proposed by FWD

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning February 16, 2022

Legislation 0026-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee and Naabik’íyáti’ Committee; Requesting the State of New Mexico to Utilize State Revenue Sources, and Federal Revenue Sources to Prioritize the Study, Design and Construction of US 64 (from US 160 at Teec Nos Pos, Arizona to US 491 in Shiprock, New Mexico) and the San Juan River Replacement in Shiprock. New Mexico

Legislation 0025-22

An Act Relating to the Health, Education, and Human Services, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Recognizing and Honoring Navajo Women Warriors on the First Day of Spring Every Year

January 2022

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning February 03, 2022

Legislation 0024-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, Health, Education and Human Services, Budget and Finance, Law and Order, and Naabik’íyáti Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending the Navajo Nation Veterans Trust Fund at 12 N.N.C. §1176 to Create Separate Business Unit Numbers When Funding Navajo Veterans’ Organizations

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning February 02, 2022

Legislation 0023-22

An Act Relating to Health, Education and Human Services, Law and Order, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending Certain Sections of the Navajo Nation Code to Transfer Legislative Oversight Over Veteran Services to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee

Legislation 0022-22

An Act Relating to Health, Education and Human Services, Law and Order, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending 2 N.N.C. §1033 to Establish a Program Manager to Administer the Veterans Housing Program

Legislation 0021-00

An Act Relating to Health, Education and Human Services, Law and Order, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending the Selection Process for the Navajo Nation Veterans Administration Executive Director; and Amending 2 N.N.C. § 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036 Relating to the Navajo Nation Veterans Advisory Council

Legislation 0020-22

An Act Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services Committee; Approving the Amended Plan of Operation for the Navajo Division of Social Services

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0019-22

An Action Relating to an Emergency; Establishing the Navajo Nation’s Position That the Voting Rights of Navajo Voters in all State and Federal Elections Should Be Protected by Appropriate Legislation and Other Means; Authorizing the Navajo Nation President and the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council to Affirm the Navajo Nation’s Position

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning January 31, 2022

Legislation 0018-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development and Budget and Finance Committees; Approving a Change in Exhibit D to Resolution No. CAP-35-18 for Chilchinbeto Chapter by Deleting the Chapter Multipurpose Building Project Approved for Year 1 and Replacing it with a Chapter Lagoon Project in Year 3

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning January 30, 2022

Legislation 0017-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Approving the Grant of Navajo Nation Tribal Authorization Access (TAA) to Navajo Tribal Utility Authority for the Red Mesa Commercial Transmission Line Located on Navajo Nation Trust Lands on the Navajo Nation (Utah)

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning January 27, 2022

Legislation 0016-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and Navajo Nation Council; Extending the Time for a Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity to Allow the Navajo Nation to be Sued in Federal District Court Regarding Compliance with the National Environmental Protection Act in Carrying Out the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Grants and Authorizing the President of the Navajo Nation to be the Certifying Tribal Official to Execute Form 7015.15 through September 30, 2025

Legislation 0015-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving the Fiscal Year 2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 from the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) Indian Housing Block Grant Funding

Legislation 0014-22

An Action Relating to Health Education and Human Services, Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Supporting and Recommending the Passage of United States Senate Bill 1740 Titled “Schools and State Budgets Certainty Act of 2021”

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning January 25, 2022

Legislation 0013-22

An Act Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Approving $540,528 in Supplemental Funding from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance to Rehoboth Christian School to Fund Student Transportation Costs, a Navajo Language Teacher Position, Summer School Expenses, and Other Needs

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning January 24, 2022

Legislation 0012-22

An Action Relating to Resources and Development and Budget and Finance Committee; Approving a Change in Exhibit D to Resolution No. CAP-35-18 for Forest Lake Chapter by Adding “Planning, Design, Construction, Equipment, and Furnishings” to Project No. D-172 and Moving the Project to the Year 3 Funding Period

 

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning January 20, 2022

Legislation 0011-22

An Act Relating to Health, Education and Human Services, Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Amending the Charter of Diné College, 10 N.N.C. §§ 2001 – 2023

Legislation 0010-22

An Action Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services, Law and Order, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees; Approving and Authorizing the Mutual Aid [Intergovernmental] Agreement Between the Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety and the State of Utah, Department of Public Safety

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning January 19, 2022

Legislation 0009-22

An Action Relating to the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Overriding the Veto of CO-56-21 that Proposed Reaffirming the Navajo Nation’s Request to the Governor of New Mexico to Activate the Naat’aanii Development Corporation – Molina Healthcare, Inc. Indian Managed Care Entity to Increase Medical Resources Available to the Navajo People During the COVID-19 State of Emergency

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning January 18, 2022

Legislation 0008-22

An Action Relating to the Budget and Finance Committee; Approving a Budget Transfer in the Amount of $2,466,231 within the Navajo COVID-19 Response Donation Fund, Business Unit Number N01476

Legislation 0007-22

An Act Relating to Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, Law and Order, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $900,000 from the Navajo Nation Tourism Fund (24 N.N.C § 741) to the Division of Economic Development/Tourism Department to Cover the Tourism Department’s Personnel and Operating Expenses for the Remainder of FY2022; Amending 24 N.N.C. § 741(B) to Allow All Revenue in the Tourism Fund to be Used y any and All Navajo Nation Programs for Tourism-Related Purposes

Legislation 0006-22

An Action Relating to Budget and Finance and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Establishing the Diné Relocatee Fund

Legislation 0005-22

An Act Relating to the Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $419,718 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) to the Division of Community Development to Fund Chapter Official Stipends for the Remainder of FY2022; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F) and § 820(J) to Allow Use of the UUFB for Recurring Expenses

Legislation 0004-22

An Act Relating to the Health, Education and Human Services, Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $3,600,000 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance to the Division of Community Development for the Upgrade/Replacement of a High-Voltage Electricity System for Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc./Pine Hill School

Legislation 0003-22

An Act Relating to Resources and Development, Budget and Finance, and Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and Navajo Nation Council; Allocating $900,000 from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance (“UUFB”) to the Division of Economic Development/Tourism Department for Personnel and Operating Expenses for the Remainder of FY2022; Waiving 12 N.N.C. § 820(E), § 820(F), and § 820(J) to Allow Use of the UUFB for Recurring Expenses

Eligible for Committee Action Beginning January 13, 2022

Legislation 0002-22

An Action Relating to the Resources and Development, the Health, Education, and Human Services, The Law and Order, and the Naabik’íyáti’ Committees, and to the Navajo Nation Council; Amending Title 17 of the Navajo Nation Code to Establish Criminal Penalties for Vicious Dog and Other Animal Attacks

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION - NOT SUBJECT TO 5-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Legislation 0001-22

An Action Relating to an Emergency; Approving Waivers of the Land User Consent Requirements Within the Navajo Nation’s Homesite Lease Regulations, Resolution No. RDCO-74-16, so that Homesite Lease Applicants can Expedite Their Homesite Lease Applications During this State of Emergency Due to the COVID-19 Virus; Waivers to be for a Limited Time; and Compensation and Due Process Pursuant to 16 N.N.C. §§ 1402 et seq. Shall be Afforded to Land Users Who Have Not Consented to the Use of Their Navajo Land for Homesite Leases