A. The legislature finds that many residents of this state living within Indian country are impoverished and are involuntarily living without electric service, indoor plumbing, adequate potable water, telecommunications or related infrastructure due to federal government policies over the decades. This finding is based upon federal decennial census data showing that Native Americans living in […]
The state recognizes the chapters of the Navajo Nation as local tribal entities having the capability and capacity to apply for and implement capital improvement projects. The state also recognizes as local tribal entities those nonprofit entities organized under the supervision of tribal governments whose mission or objective is to provide education and other basic […]
Local tribal entities may be considered as vendors when they utilize their own resources to implement capital improvement projects. History: Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Emergency clauses. — Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 9 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 7, 2006.
A. In the case of capital outlay projects located within Indian country and authorized to the Indian affairs department or other state agencies, the state may make payments directly to third-party contractors for services rendered or goods supplied regarding such projects. Upon approval by the Indian affairs department or other state agency of a billing […]
Money appropriated from the general fund to several chapters of the Navajo Nation located in New Mexico for the same or similar purposes may be pooled by those chapters to create a regional or centralized project upon review of the Indian affairs department and approval by the state board of finance. History: Laws 2006, ch. […]
The provisions of this act [6-28-1 to 6-28-8 NMSA 1978] also may be used to implement the provisions of the Tribal Infrastructure Act [6-29-1 to 6-29-9 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 6. ANNOTATIONS Emergency clauses. — Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 9 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 7, 2006.
For the purposes of capital outlay projects located within Indian country and authorized to the Indian affairs department, pursuant to Subsection A of Section 14 of Article 9 of the constitution of New Mexico, persons who reside in Indian country who are not served by electric service, water service, indoor plumbing, sewers, telecommunications or related […]
The department of finance and administration or the Indian affairs department [9-21-1 to 9-21-15 NMSA 1978] shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this act [6-28-1 to 6-28-8 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 8. ANNOTATIONS Emergency clauses. — Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 9 contained an emergency clause and was […]
