| ORDINANCE |
DESCRIPTION |
Navajo Business Opportunity Act
Title 5, Chapter 2 |
Requires that business entities within the Navajo Nation issuing
requests for bids provide certified Navajo-owned businesses
first opportunity to bid on projects (purchase of materials or professional service). |
Navajo Nation Business Site Leasing Act of 1987
Title 5, Chapter 11 |
Governs new business site leases on previously withdrawn or leased
land, including but not limited to: industrial parks, shopping centers,
trading post sites, and other commercial leases. |
| Navajo Uniform Commercial Code Title 5A |
Governs the sale of goods, enforcement of contracts, remedies for
breaches of contract, obligations, and liabilities of those using
negotiable instruments in transactions, and procedures for a creditor
to enforce security interests. |
Navajo Corporation Act
Title 5, Chapter 19 |
Provides for the registration of corporate entities requesting
permission to conduct business or non-business transactions within
the Navajo Nation. |
| Navajo Business Procurement Act Title 12, Chapter 15 |
Prevents the Navajo Nation from issuing any lease permit or lease
renewals, contracts, loans, or money to any person or business entity
who: owes outstanding debts to the Navajo Nation, has failed to meet
a material or contractual obligation to the Navajo Nation, or has
failed to comply with applicable laws, and has been found to have
engaged
in unlawful or criminal offenses within the previous ten years. |
| Fuel Distributors Licensing Act Title 24 |
Requires that all businesses distributing fuel within the Navajo
Nation obtain a license from the office of the Navajo tax commission. |
Navajo Preference in Employment:
Per 5 NNC §300-319 |
Per 5, NNC, Title 15, Chapter 7, was enacted to expand and to protect
employment and training opportunities for Navajo workers within the
Navajo Nation. In addition, construction contractors are subject
to payment of the Navajo Nation prevailing wage rate for non-federally
financed construction projects. |
| Repossession of Personal Property Title 7, Chapter 5 |
Provides legal procedures for repossession of personal property
specific to the Navajo Nation. |
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