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Calendar No. 536 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1447 

[Report No. 113–246] 

To make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights 

settlements in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2013 

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. HEINRICH) introduced the 

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

AUGUST 26, 2014 

Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of August 5 (legislative 

day, August 1), 2014, by Mr. TESTER, with an amendment and an 

amendment to the title 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To make technical corrections to certain Native American 

water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, 

and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Mexico Native 

3 American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TAOS PUEBLO INDIAN WATER RIGHTS. 

5 (a) TAOS PUEBLO WATER DEVELOPMENT FUND.— 

6 Section 505(f)(1) of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights 

7 Settlement Act (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3125) is 

8 amended by inserting ‘‘, including reconstruction, replace9 ment, rehabilitation, or repair,’’ after ‘‘construction’’. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATIONS, RATIFICATIONS, CONFIRMA11 TIONS, AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.—Section 509(c) of 

12 the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act 

13 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3128) is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), strike ‘‘, for the period 

15 of fiscal years 2011 through 2016,’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), strike ‘‘for the pe17 riod of fiscal years 2011 through 2016’’. 

18 SEC. 3. AAMODT LITIGATION SETTLEMENT. 

19 (a) AAMODT SETTLEMENT PUEBLOS’ FUND.—Sec20 tion 615(c)(7) of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act 

21 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3146) is amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘section 

23 617(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 617(c)(1)(A)’’; 

24 and 

25 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘section 

26 617(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 617(c)(1)(B)’’. 


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1 (b) FUNDING.—Section 617 of the Aamodt Litigation 

2 Settlement Act (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3146) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘for the 

5 period of fiscal years 2011 through 2016,’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘for the 

7 period of fiscal years 2011 through 2015’’. 

8 SEC. 4. NAVAJO WATER SETTLEMENT. 

9 Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act’’. 

10 SEC. 2. NAVAJO WATER SETTLEMENT. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 10302 of the Omnibus 

12 Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407 

13 note; Public Law 111–11) is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Arrellano’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘Arellano’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘75–185’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘75–184’’. 

18 (b) DELIVERY AND USE OF NAVAJO-GALLUP WATER

19 SUPPLY PROJECT WATER.—Section 10603(c)(2)(A) of 

20 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub21 lic Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1385) is amended— 

22 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Article III(c)’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘Articles III(c)’’; and 

24 (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘Article III(c)’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘Articles III(c)’’. 


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1 (c) PROJECT CONTRACTS.—Section 10604(f)(1) of 

2 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub3 lic Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1391) is amended by inserting 

4 ‘‘Project’’ before ‘‘water’’. 

5 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

6 10609 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

7 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1395) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), 

9 by striking ‘‘construction or rehabilitation’’ each 

10 place it appears and inserting ‘‘planning, design, 

11 construction, rehabilitation,’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2 percent’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘4 percent’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘4 percent’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’. 

16 (e) AGREEMENT.—Section 10701(e) of the Omnibus 

17 Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

18 11; 123 Stat. 1400) is amended in paragraphs (2)(A), 

19 (2)(B), and (3)(A) by striking ‘‘and Contract’’ each place 

20 it appears. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to make technical corrections to the Navajo water rights settlement in 

the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 536 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1447 

[Report No. 113–246] 

A BILL 

To make technical corrections to certain Native 

New Mexico, and for other purposes. American water rights settlements in the State of 

AUGUST 26, 2014 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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