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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3292 

To amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2019 

Mr. LUJA ́N (for himself, Ms. HAALAND, and Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act, 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 ‘‘Aamodt Litigation Set5 tlement Completion Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO AAMODT LITIGATION SETTLE7 MENT ACT. 

8 (a) DEFINITION OF 611(g) AGREEMENT.—Section 

9 602 of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (Public Law 

10 111–291; 124 Stat. 3134) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

2 (23) as paragraphs (2) through (24), respectively; 

3 and 

4 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re5 designated) the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) 611(g) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘611(g) 

7 Agreement’ means the agreement to be executed by 

8 the United States, the State, the Pueblos, the Coun9 ty, and the City pursuant to section 611(g).’’. 

10 (b) CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR PUEBLO WATER FA11 CILITIES.—Section 611(f) of the Aamodt Litigation Set12 tlement Act (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3138) is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

16 ‘‘$106,400,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$256,400,000’’; 

17 and 

18 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in19 serting the following: 

20 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Of the amount de21 scribed in subparagraph (A)— 

22 ‘‘(i) the initial $106,400,000 shall be 

23 increased or decreased, as appropriate, 

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1 mined using applicable engineering cost in2 dices; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) any amounts made available in 

4 excess of the amount described in clause 

5 (i) shall be increased or decreased, as ap6 propriate, based on ordinary fluctuations 

7 in construction costs since October 1, 

8 2018, as determined using applicable engi9 neering cost indices.’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and the 

11 611(g) Agreement’’ after ‘‘the Cost-Sharing and 

12 System Integration Agreement’’. 

13 (c) FUNDING FOR REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM.—Sec14 tion 617(a)(1)(B) of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement 

15 Act (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3147) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$200,000,000’’; and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 

19 (d) EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT UNDER SECTION

20 611(g).—Section 621 of the Aamodt Litigation Settle21 ment Act (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3149) is 

22 amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(a) APPROVAL.—To the extent the Settlement 

25 Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration 


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1 Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement do not conflict with 

2 this title, the Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and 

3 System Integration Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement 

4 (including any amendments to the Settlement Agreement, 

5 the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement, and 

6 the 611(g) Agreement that are executed to make the Set7 tlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integra8 tion Agreement, or the 611(g) Agreement consistent with 

9 this title) are authorized, ratified, and confirmed. 

10 ‘‘(b) EXECUTION.—To the extent the Settlement 

11 Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration 

12 Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement do not conflict with 

13 this title, the Secretary shall execute the Settlement 

14 Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration 

15 Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement (including any 

16 amendments that are necessary to make the Settlement 

17 Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration 

18 Agreement, or the 611(g) Agreement consistent with this 

19 title).’’. 

20 (e) FINAL DECREE.—Section 623(e) of the Aamodt 

21 Litigation Settlement Act (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 

22 3152) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 

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