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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1447 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TAOS PUEBLO INDIAN WATER RIGHTS. 

7 (a) TAOS PUEBLO WATER DEVELOPMENT FUND.— 

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

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


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1 amended by inserting ‘‘, including reconstruction, replace2 ment, rehabilitation, or repair,’’ after ‘‘construction’’. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATIONS, RATIFICATIONS, CONFIRMA4 TIONS, AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.—Section 509(c) of 

5 the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act 

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

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

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

9 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), strike ‘‘for the pe10 riod of fiscal years 2011 through 2016’’. 

11 SEC. 3. AAMODT LITIGATION SETTLEMENT. 

12 (a) AAMODT SETTLEMENT PUEBLOS’ FUND.—Sec13 tion 615(c)(7) of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act 

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

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

16 617(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 617(c)(1)(A)’’; 

17 and 

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

19 617(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 617(c)(1)(B)’’. 

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

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

22 amended— 

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

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


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

2 period of fiscal years 2011 through 2015’’. 

3 SEC. 4. NAVAJO WATER SETTLEMENT. 

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

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

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

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

8 and inserting ‘‘Arellano’’; and 

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

10 and inserting ‘‘75–184’’. 

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

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

13 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub14 lic Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1385) is amended— 

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

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

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

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

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

20 the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub21 lic Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1391) is amended by inserting 

22 ‘‘Project’’ before ‘‘water’’. 

23 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 10609 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

25 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1395) is amended— 


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

2 by striking ‘‘construction or rehabilitation’’ each 

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

4 construction, rehabilitation,’’; 

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

6 and inserting ‘‘4 percent’’; and 

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

8 and inserting ‘‘2 percent’’. 

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

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

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

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

13 it appears. 

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