Section 11-17-1 – Legislative findings.
The legislature finds that: A. due to the United States supreme court decision in Strate v. A-1 Contractors, there is uncertainty in the allocation of jurisdiction between the state and a tribe within rights of way granted to the state by a tribe, and all future road projects through tribal land are put in jeopardy […]
Section 11-17-2 – Agreements relating to jurisdiction on highways and rights of way through Navajo Nation tribal land.
The agencies of the state that are involved in constructing highways, providing law enforcement or providing emergency services along the state highways that cross over Navajo Nation land shall initiate negotiations with the Navajo Nation for the purpose of entering into cooperative agreements, if none exist, to provide for: A. the coordination of law enforcement […]