STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX
– Rep. Albert Hale,
D-St. Michaels (District 7), introduced legislation
to continue in his effort to provide Native American nations with good
representation.
“The state and Native
American nations need to work in partnership for the best outcome for our
communities. The people who live in Native American nations pay taxes and
contribute to our state’s economy; Arizona has a responsibility to contribute to
the Native American nations’ infrastructure,” Hale said.
A summary of the
bills is below:
HB
2587 - appropriation; Hopi route 60 construction
Provides $3 million
for the improvement of Hopi route 60
HB
2588 - water resources; appropriation; Kayenta dam
Designates $1.5
million for the reconstruction of the Kayenta dam
HB
2589 - transportation board; tribal infrastructure;
recommendations
Establishes the
Tribal Infrastructure Board to work with the state Transportation Board to
provide representation to the Native American nations
“I look forward to
working with my colleagues in both the House and the Senate to give these issues
the attention they deserve,” Hale said.
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Rep.
Hale is an enrolled member of the
Navajo Nation. He was born in Ganado and raised in Klagetoh, Arizona. He is
Ashiihi (Salt), born for Todichiini (Bitter Water). His maternal grandparents
are Hanaghani (Walk About clan). His paternal grandparents are Kiyanii (Tall
House clan). He is a 1969 graduate of Fort Wingate High School, a Bureau of
Indian Affairs boarding school located east of Gallup, New Mexico. He holds a
Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (1973),
and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law,
Albuquerque, New Mexico (1977), and an
honorary Juris Doctor degree from Phoenix School of Law (2012). He is the
former President of the Navajo Nation.
