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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6599 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 5, 2023 

Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself and Ms. STANSBURY) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

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. 

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 


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1 Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, 

2 and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act’’. 

3 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED IN4 TEREST ON THE NAVAJO NATION WATER RE5 SOURCES DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND. 

6 The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 

7 (Public Law 111–11) is amended— 

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

9 ‘‘10702.’’ and inserting ‘‘10702, except for deposits 

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

11 (2) in section 10702— 

12 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘sub13 section (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (f) and 

14 (g)’’; and 

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

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

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

18 authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the Trust 

19 Fund $6,357,674.46.’’. 

20 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED IN21 TEREST ON THE TAOS PUEBLO WATER DE22 VELOPMENT FUND. 

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

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


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1 ‘‘SEC. 514. ADJUSTED INTEREST PAYMENTS. 

2 ‘‘In addition to the amounts made available under 

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

4 the Secretary for deposit into the Taos Pueblo Water De5 velopment Fund established by section 505(a) 

6 $7,794,297.52.’’. 

7 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED IN8 TEREST ON THE AAMODT SETTLEMENT 

9 PUEBLOS’ FUND. 

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

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

12 ‘‘SEC. 627. INTEREST PAYMENTS. 

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

14 to amounts made available under section 617, there is au15 thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit 

16 into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund established by 

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

18 costs of operating, maintaining, and replacing the Pueblo 

19 Water Facilities and the Regional Water System, as set 

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

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

22 are due or payable to the United States attributable to 

23 interest earned on amounts made available under section 

24 617(c)(1)(A) prior to September 15, 2017, the Secretary 

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


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1 SEC. 5. DISCLAIMER. 

2 (a) SECTION 509 OF CLAIMS RESOLUTION ACT OF

3 2010.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect 

4 the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in 

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

6 (Public Law 111–291) or to affect the validity of the Sec7 retarial finding published in the Federal Register on Octo8 ber 7, 2016, pursuant to section 509(f)(1) of the Claims 

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

10 conditions precedent were fully satisfied. 

11 (b) SECTION 623 OF CLAIMS RESOLUTION ACT OF

12 2010.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect 

13 the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in 

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

15 (Public Law 111–291) or to affect the validity of the Sec16 retarial finding published in the Federal Register on Sep17 tember 15, 2017, pursuant to section 623(a)(1) of the 

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

19 such conditions precedent were fully satisfied. 

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