Navajo lawmakers vote to fund water, sanitation projects

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) – Navajo Nation lawmakers have approved legislation to fund dozens of water and sanitation projects across the reservation.
The Navajo Nation Council voted Thursday to use $180 million over five years from the principle of a fund established with a $554 million settlement from the federal government. The settlement came in a lawsuit the tribe filed against the U.S. Interior Department alleging mismanagement of natural resources revenue.
Money from the tribe’s