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Senate, Navajo Nation delegation discuss trust‑fund trusteeship; Senate advances resolution with negotiated assurances
Summary
Senators met with representatives of the Navajo Nation and debated SCR 11 and SB 91, which address trusteeship and administration of mineral‑lease revenues for Utah Navajos; the body adopted amendments requiring assurances about segregating funds, service provision and a Utah BIA office and advanced the measures with conditions.
The Utah Senate opened an extended Committee of the Whole on Feb. 11 to consider SCR 11 and related legislation governing the administration of mineral‑lease revenues for Navajo residents of San Juan County. The measures — part of a broader negotiation about trusteeship of roughly 37.5% of certain lease revenues — prompted testimony from a Navajo Nation delegation and floor amendments intended to secure protections for Utah Navajos.
Senator Levitt framed the bill as an act of reconciliation connected to the Mountain Meadows monument and summarized the chamber’s intent to ensure Utah residents on the Navajo Nation receive appropriate benefit. The Senate asked for…
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