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House passes Navajo Trust Fund amendments to let Dene Committee members receive benefits under safeguards
Summary
House Bill 119 passed the House (68–2) to allow members of the Dene Committee to receive benefits from the Navajo Trust Fund under conditions intended to match benefits available to other Navajo Nation members and include disclosure and removal-from-vote safeguards.
Representative Brad King presented House Bill 119 to amend the Navajo Trust Fund, which is funded by a share of oil royalties and is used for health, education and welfare of Navajo residents in San Juan County. "It is made up of 37 and a half percent of the net oil royalties," King said, describing the trust's funding…
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