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Senate debates Navajo Nation tax measures aimed at boosting motel development; sponsors promise five‑year review
Summary
Senate sponsors said two bills (SB 22 and SB 114) are intended to spur hotel/motel expansion and jobs on the Navajo Reservation by adjusting fuel and sales taxation arrangements; debate centered on who pays for roads and how the Legislature will judge the exemption in five years.
Senators debated two related measures intended to encourage economic development on the Navajo Reservation and to resolve double‑taxation concerns for tribal enterprises.
Senator Dimitrich introduced Senate Bill 22 to allow a voluntary increase in the Navajo Nation’s motor and special fuel levies that would align local charges with state fuel tax practices. He said the change is largely voluntary for the tribe and the state would receive an estimated positive fiscal impact of about $70,000. Senators asked…
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