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A bipartisan bill that would put state funds toward a water pipeline project on the Navajo Nation passed the state Senate on Tuesday.
SB 1579 would allocate $340,000 to help with the design, planning and construction costs for the Ganado Chapter Waterline Extension Project.
Democratic state Sen. Theresa Hatathlie is the bill’s primary sponsor.
“When this is complete, it’s going to provide 215 households with running water. So that’s the impact of this bill," Hatathlie said.
Hatathlie says the state money would fill a funding deficit for the pipeline project, which was mostly federally funded.
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