Legislation Details

The purpose of this legislation is to approve a grant of temporary construction easement to New Mexico Department of Transportation to develop, use and occupy the TCE for the purpose(s) of a temporary construction, operation, and maintenance easement (TCE) of roadway/travel lanes project located from AZ stateline MP 00 to Shiprock, NM located on Navajo Nation Trust Lands in Gadii’ahi/To’koi Chapter and Shiprock Chapter, Navajo Nation (San Juan County, New Mexico). This legislation will waive the requirement of bond, insurance or alternate form of security on the part of the Grantee, based on the determination that the project benefits the Navajo Nation and such a waiver is in the best interest of the Navajo Nation, pursuant to Tile 25 CFR § 169.103 (f) (2). The legislation will also waive valuation and consideration for the right-of- way upon a determination that accepting the agreed-upon compensation and waiving valuation is in its best interest of the Navajo Nation, pursuant to Title 25 CFR § 169.110.