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Gov. Joe Lombardo signs AB519, a bill that provides almost $65 million for a new school on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, surrounded by Owyhee residents, legislators and educators on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in Carson City.

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Governor signs bill funding replacement of Owyhee school on tribal land

Owyhee residents traveled more than 400 miles to attend the signing of AB519, a bill that provides almost $65 million for a new school on tribal land and requires Elko County to apply more property tax revenue to school buildings. Gov. Joe Lombardo was accompanied by Chairman Brian Mason of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Nevada Indian Commission Executive Director Stacey Montooth and Owyhee Combined Schools Vice Principal Lynn Manning-John during the bill's ceremonial signing in front of the Nevada Capitol on Tuesday afternoon.

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