procedures that conform to chapter 75 of title 31, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Sin-
gle Audit Act’’ of 1984). 
(2) BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘‘beneficiary’’ 
means an enrolled member of the federally recog-
nized Indian tribe, the Navajo Nation, who resides 
in San Juan County, Utah and is listed on a Chap-
ter’s roll of members. 
(3) ELECTION
BOARD.—The term ‘‘Election 
Board’’ means all of the Utah Navajo Chapter 
Presidents and Vice-Presidents. 
(4) INCOME.—The term ‘‘income’’ means all 
revenues from investments made by the Trustee of 
the trust fund principal, including income from the 
lease of Trust assets or from any other source. 
(5) 
PRINCIPAL.—The 
term 
‘‘principal’’ 
means— 
(A) the balance of the Trust Fund as of 
the date the moneys are received from the State 
of Utah in accordance with section 12; and 
(B) all moneys transferred into the Trust 
Fund from royalties received as specified in the 
1933 Act. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah. 
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(7) TRUST.—The term ‘‘Trust’’ means the 
Utah Navajo Trust Fund established in section 12. 
(8) TRUST ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Trust 
Administrator’’ means the professional trust admin-
istrator hired by the Utah Navajo Trust Fund Com-
mission to perform the duties and responsibilities as 
provided in section 11. 
(9) TRUST
ASSET.—The term ‘‘Trust asset’’ 
means any tangible property (such as land, build-
ings, cash, stocks, and bonds) held by the Trust Ad-
ministrator for the benefit of the beneficiaries. 
(10) TRUST FUNDS.—The term ‘‘Trust funds’’ 
means— 
(A) all moneys transferred into the Utah 
Navajo Trust Fund from royalties received as 
specified in the 1933 Act; 
(B) all moneys or proceeds derived from 
Trust assets; 
(C) all investment income derived from the 
funds in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and funds 
held by the Trust Administrator for the benefit 
of the beneficiaries; and 
(D) the funds and assets transferred from 
the State of Utah pursuant to section 12. 
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(11) UTAH NAVAJO TRUST FUND COMMISSION; 
COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Utah Navajo Trust Fund 
Commission’’ or ‘‘Commission’’ means the entity 
comprising the representatives elected by the bene-
ficiaries in accordance with this Act. 
(12) UTAH
NAVAJO
CHAPTERS; CHAPTERS.— 
The term ‘‘Utah Navajo Chapters’’ or ‘‘Chapters’’ 
means the following chapters of the federally recog-
nized Indian tribe, the Navajo Nation: 
(A) Aneth Chapter. 
(B) Mexican Water Chapter. 
(C) Navajo Mountain Chapter. 
(D) Oljato Chapter. 
(E) Dennehoto Chapter. 
(F) Red Mesa Chapter. 
(G) Teec Nos Pos Chapter. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF ROYAL-
TIES. 
The Act titled ‘‘An Act to permanently set aside cer-
tain lands in Utah as an addition to the Navajo Indian 
Reservation, and for other purposes’’, approved March 18, 
1933 (47 Stat. 1418), is amended in the first section by 
striking ‘‘paid to the State of Utah’’ and all that follows 
through the end of that section and inserting ‘‘deposited 
into the ‘Utah Navajo Trust Fund’ established pursuant 
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to section 12 of the Utah Navajo Trust Fund Act of 
2009.’’. 
SEC. 4. ELECTION OF UTAH NAVAJO TRUST FUND COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days from the 
date of enactment of this Act, each Utah Navajo Chapter 
shall conduct, by secret ballot, an election in accordance 
with this Act for the purpose of selecting a representative 
to the Utah Navajo Trust Fund Commission. All Chapters 
shall conduct their elections on the same day. 
(b) CANDIDATES; VOTERS.—Each Utah Navajo 
Chapter shall, by resolution in an open meeting, determine 
which candidates for representative to the Utah Navajo 
Trust Fund Commission meet the criteria set forth in sec-
tion 9 and are able to carry out the duties specified in 
this Act. Each candidate that a Utah Navajo Chapter de-
termines meets the criteria in section 9 and who is able 
to carry out the duties specified in this Act shall be placed 
on the ballot as a potential representative to the Utah 
Navajo Trust Fund Commission for a vote by the bene-
ficiaries who are 18 years of age or older and are reg-
istered with that Chapter. Eligible voters within this sec-
tion are not limited to voters who voted in the last election. 
Only voters registered with the Chapter conducting the 
election for a representative to the Utah Navajo Trust 
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Fund Commission and who are beneficiaries of the Trust 
are eligible to vote on that chapter ballot. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS.—The reasonable 
costs of conducting the election, as determined in the 
Commission’s discretion, may be reimbursed from the 
Trust, at the discretion of the Utah Navajo Trust Fund 
Commission, to each Utah Navajo Chapter within 90 days 
of receipt of the Trust assets transferred pursuant to sec-
tion 12, and if not reimbursed by that time, reimburse-
ment is no longer allowed. If the Commission determines 
to reimburse the reasonable costs for one Utah Navajo 
Chapter, the Commission must reimburse the reasonable 
costs for all Chapters. 
SEC. 5. NOTICE OF ELECTION. 
Once an election is set by each Utah Navajo Chapter 
to elect a representative to the Utah Navajo Trust Fund 
Commission, each Chapter shall publish notice of the elec-
tion in accordance with this Act. Notice of the election 
is sufficient if published at least once for two consecutive 
weeks in a newspaper of reservation wide and San Juan 
County wide distribution. Each Chapter may provide other 
notice as appropriate. The notice shall contain— 
(1) the date of the election; 
(2) a descriptive summary of the purpose of the 
election; 
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(3) a descriptive summary of each candidate for 
that Chapter’s representative to the Utah Navajo 
Trust Fund Commission; 
(4) a brief statement of the legal effect of the 
proposed measure as it will appear on the ballot; 
(5) a citation to the Chapter resolution ref-
erenced in section 4(b) where the Chapter has deter-
mined that each applicant listed on the ballot meets 
the criteria set forth in this Act; 
(6) notice that copies of the complete text of 
the referendum measure and copies of each deter-
mination that a candidate meets the requirements of 
the Act are available for inspection or purchase (du-
plication cost only) at the Chapter Office for 15 
days prior to the election; and 
(7) a specific statement that the candidate who 
receives the highest number of votes from that 
Chapter’s election shall be the Chapter’s representa-
tive to the Utah Navajo Trust Fund Commission. 
SEC. 6. FORM OF BALLOT. 
Each Chapter shall prepare the official ballot for the 
election of a representative to the Utah Navajo Trust 
Fund Commission in the following manner: 
(1) The official title of the referendum measure 
shall be printed on the official ballot. The official 
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title of the referendum measure to be voted upon 
shall be agreed upon by all Chapters. 
(2) A descriptive summary of the referendum 
measure shall be prepared by each Chapter and 
printed on the official ballot following the official 
title. The descriptive summary shall provide the reg-
istered voters with an unbiased objective summary of 
the effect of a vote. The referendum shall specifically 
state that the candidate receiving the highest num-
ber of votes shall be selected as that Chapter’s rep-
resentative to the Utah Navajo Trust Fund Commis-
sion. The Chapters may obtain independent legal as-
sistance in drafting the descriptive summary. 
(3) Following the official title and descriptive 
summary of the referendum measure, a brief state-
ment of legal effect shall be printed on the ballot. A 
brief statement of legal effect shall, in a brief and 
objective phrase, explain the resulting effect a ‘‘yes’’ 
or ‘‘for’’ and ‘‘no’’ or ‘‘against’’ vote will have on ex-
isting law when a candidate receives the highest 
number of votes cast in that particular manner. The 
brief statement of legal effect shall be agreed upon 
by all Chapters. The Chapters may obtain inde-
pendent legal advice in drafting the brief statement 
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of legal effect. The brief statement of legal effect 
shall appear on the ballot as follows: 
(A) A ‘‘yes’’ (or ‘‘for’’) vote shall have the 
legal effect of lll (the blank to be filled in 
as appropriate). 
(B) A ‘‘not’’ (or ‘‘against’’) vote shall have 
the legal effect of lll (the blank to be filled 
in as appropriate). 
(4) Below the brief statement of legal effect 
there shall be printed on the ballot the cor-
responding words ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘for’’ and ‘‘no’’ or 
‘‘against’’, as may be appropriate, and a place for 
the voter to put a mark indicating his/her pref-
erence. Each voter may only vote once and may only 
vote ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘for’’ for one candidate. 
(5) A minimum of four copies of the complete 
text of the referendum measure shall be made avail-
able in each polling place for the voters to review. 
Each voter shall be informed by the poll judges and 
clerks at each polling place that copies of the com-
plete text are available to review in the polling place. 
(6) Dispute of an official title, descriptive sum-
mary or brief statement of legal effect may be deter-
mined by a hearing before the Election Board. A 
dispute must be raised 7 days before the election 
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and a decision on the dispute must be rendered by 
3 days before the election. 
SEC. 7. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS. 
(a) POLLING PLACE SUPERVISION; APPEAL BY PER-
SONS NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE.— 
(1) POLL
JUDGE.—Before an election, the 
President of each Utah Navajo Chapter shall hire at 
least one independent poll judge, provide such poll 
judge with necessary instruction, swearing in, and 
transport the ballot boxes and voting machines to 
the polling places for each election community. The 
poll judge shall— 
(A) guard the polls; 
(B) maintain order; 
(C) instruct voters in the techniques of 
balloting; 
(D) retain custody of the account for all 
ballots, the ballot box, and the poll books; and 
(E) supervise and have supervisory author-
ity over any assistant judges and poll clerks in 
guarding the polls. 
(2) POLL CLERK.—Each Utah Navajo Chapter 
shall hire a poll clerk to enter each voter in the poll 
books and issue ballots. 
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(3) POLLING PLACE.—A voter must vote at the 
polling place where he or she is registered to vote. 
(4) APPEAL OF VOTING ELIGIBILITY.—Any per-
son who is not allowed to vote may appeal to the 
Election Board immediately, whose decision shall be 
final. 
(b) TIME.—Voting shall begin at 6:00 a.m. and shall 
end at 7:00 p.m. All voters present at the poll places and 
in line to vote at 7:00 p.m. shall be allowed to vote. 
(c) COUNTING OF VOTES.—At the close of the elec-
tion, the poll judge at each polling place shall tabulate the 
results of the balloting, seal and lock the ballot boxes with 
the poll books and keys in the ballot boxes, and transmit 
the results of the balloting to the Election Board via tele-
phone or radio communications and in writing. A poll 
watcher shall be allowed at all times during the balloting 
and during the counting of the votes. 
(d) CANVASS OF VOTES; RECOUNT.— 
(1) ITEMS FORWARDED TO ELECTION BOARD.— 
Each poll judge shall forward to the Election Board 
for distribution the following: 
(A) Sealed ballot boxes containing all of 
the ballots cast in the election. 
(B) All unused or spoiled ballots. 
(C) Data packs. 
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(D) Keys. 
(E) A written statement of the election re-
sults on a form provided by the Election Board 
and certified by the poll judge at each polling 
place. 
(F) The list of beneficiaries in the Chap-
ter. 
(2) CANVASS.—The Election Board shall— 
(A) canvass the written statements of elec-
tion results from each polling place; and 
(B) total the election results. 
(3) RECOUNT.—No recount of ballots of any 
polling place shall be made unless, not later than 10 
days after the election, a registered voter who voted 
on the referendum objects and the Election Board 
sees sufficient reason to recount the election results. 
The Election Board may, on its own initiative, con-
duct a recount of the votes of any polling place if 
the Election Board determines that there may have 
been substantial irregularity in the voting or count-
ing of the ballots. The Election Board may use the 
poll judge to assist in canvassing and recounting bal-
lots. 
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(e) CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION.—Not less than 10 
days following an election, the Election Board shall certify 
the election results. 
(f) APPEAL OF DISPUTED ELECTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A disputed election may be 
appealed, in writing, to the Election Board by an eli-
gible beneficiary who voted in the referendum elec-
tion not later than 10 calendar days after the elec-
tion. 
(2) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Election 
Board shall— 
(A) issue rules and regulations for the de-
termination of how such disputes shall be han-
dled; and 
(B) pursuant to rules and regulations 
issued under subparagraph (A), issue a decision 
upholding or vacating disputed elections. 
SEC. 8. EFFECT OF UTAH NAVAJO TRUST FUND COMMIS-
SION ELECTION. 
(a) BINDING.—Each Chapter’s vote on a representa-
tive for the Utah Navajo Trust Fund Commission shall 
be binding and have the effect of law. 
(b) SELECTION AMENDED OR REPEALED.—The se-
lection of a representative for the Utah Navajo Trust 
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