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 and emergency services required to ensure the health and safety of travelers on the state highways on rights of way granted to the state highway and transportation department by the Navajo Nation; and
B. the areas of shared jurisdiction between the various state agencies and the Navajo Nation, the areas of jurisdiction that are the sole responsibility of the state agency and the areas of jurisdiction that are the sole responsibility of the Navajo Nation regarding the provision of services in the rights of way granted to the state highway and transportation department by the Navajo Nation.
History: Laws 2001, ch. 210, § 2.
Cross references. — For state-financed Navajo Nation capital projects, see 6-28-1 to 6-28-8 NMSA 1978.
For the Tribal Infrastructure Act, see 6-29-1 to 6-29-9 NMSA 1978.
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