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Calendar No. 554 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3406 

[Report No. 118–241] 

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make 

a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to 

make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund 

and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 5, 2023 

Mr. LUJA ́N (for himself and Mr. HEINRICH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

NOVEMBER 12, 2024 

Reported by Mr. SCHATZ, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to 

amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development 

Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund, and for 

other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technical Corrections 

5 to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects 

6 Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, 

7 and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act’’. 

8 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED IN9 TEREST ON THE NAVAJO NATION WATER RE10 SOURCES DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND. 

11 The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 

12 (Public Law 111–11) is amended— 

13 (1) in section 10701(e)(1)(A)(vii), by striking 

14 ‘‘10702.’’ and inserting ‘‘10702, except for deposits 

15 made pursuant to section 10702(g).’’; and 

16 (2) in section 10702— 

17 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘sub18 section (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (f) and 

19 (g)’’; and 

20 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(g) ADJUSTED INTEREST PAYMENTS.—In addition 

22 to amounts made available under subsection (f), there is 

23 authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the Trust 

24 Fund $6,357,674.46.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED IN2 TEREST ON THE TAOS PUEBLO WATER DE3 VELOPMENT FUND. 

4 The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 

5 291) is amended by adding after section 513 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 514. ADJUSTED INTEREST PAYMENTS. 

7 ‘‘In addition to the amounts made available under 

8 section 509(c), there is authorized to be appropriated to 

9 the Secretary for deposit into the Taos Pueblo Water De10 velopment Fund established by section 505(a) 

11 $7,794,297.52.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED IN13 TEREST ON THE AAMODT SETTLEMENT 

14 PUEBLOS’ FUND. 

15 The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 

16 291) is amended by adding after section 626 the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 627. INTEREST PAYMENTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) ADJUSTED INTEREST PAYMENTS.—In addition 

19 to amounts made available under section 617, there is au20 thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit 

21 into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund established by 

22 section 615(a) $4,314,709.18 for the Pueblos’ share of the 

23 costs of operating, maintaining, and replacing the Pueblo 

24 Water Facilities and the Regional Water System, as set 

25 forth in section 617(c)(1)(B). 


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1 ‘‘(b) WAIVER OF PAYMENT.—To the extent monies 

2 are due or payable to the United States attributable to 

3 interest earned on amounts made available under section 

4 617(c)(1)(A) prior to September 15, 2017, the Secretary 

5 of the Treasury shall waive payment of such monies.’’. 

6 SEC. 5. DISCLAIMER. 

7 (a) SECTION 509 OF CLAIMS RESOLUTION ACT OF

8 2010.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect 

9 the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in 

10 section 509(f)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 

11 (Public Law 111–291) or to affect the validity of the Sec12 retarial finding published in the Federal Register on Octo13 ber 7, 2016, pursuant to section 509(f)(1) of the Claims 

14 Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) that such 

15 conditions precedent were fully satisfied. 

16 (b) SECTION 623 OF CLAIMS RESOLUTION ACT OF

17 2010.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect 

18 the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in 

19 section 623(a)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 

20 (Public Law 111–291) or to affect the validity of the Sec21 retarial finding published in the Federal Register on Sep22 tember 15, 2017, pursuant to section 623(a)(1) of the 

23 Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) that 

24 such conditions precedent were fully satisfied. 


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Calendar No. 554 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3406 

[Report No. 118–241] 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management 

purposes. Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund, and for other Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the 

NOVEMBER 12, 2024 

Reported without amendment 


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