Navajo Nation lawmakers are considering a plan Tuesday to develop the East Rim of the Grand Canyon, with an aerial tram that would take visitors 3,200 feet down to a riverside boardwalk.
The special session in Window Rock, Arizona, will be the first time the full Tribal Council takes up the Grand Canyon Escalade bill that was introduced last year. It needs 16 votes to pass, and has so far gotten a cold reception from lawmakers.
The development on 420 acres on the reservation that borders Grand Canyon National Park within the gorge requires a $65 million investment from the tribe for roads, water and power lines, and communications.