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House backs plan to transfer Utah Navajo oil-and-gas royalties administration to Utah Dine corporation
Summary
The House unanimously approved first substitute HCR 11 supporting transfer of administration of Utah Navajo oil-and-gas royalties to a Utah Dine corporation after debate about chapter representation and protections for minority chapter interests; sponsor said about $55 million is in the trust corpus and draft corporate articles limit unilateral control.
Salt Lake City — The Utah House passed First Substitute House Concurrent Resolution 11, a resolution supporting congressional and administrative steps to transfer administration of Utah Navajo oil-and-gas royalties from the State trustee to a proposed Utah Dine corporation intended to provide local self‑determination.
Representative Noel, sponsor of the resolution, told the chamber the Dine corporation concept grew from prior legal and administrative work and consultation with tribal chapters and county commissioners. He said roughly $55,000,000 currently sits in the trust fund and that draft articles of…
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