New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

To make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act”. 2. Taos Pueblo Indian water rights (a) Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund Section 505(f)(1) of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 , including reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or repair, construction (b) Authorizations, ratifications, confirmations, and conditions precedent Section 509(c) of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), strike , for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2016, (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), strike for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2016 3. Aamodt litigation settlement (a) Aamodt settlement pueblos' fund Section 615(c)(7) of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking section 617(c)(1) section 617(c)(1)(A) (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking section 617(c)(1) section 617(c)(1)(B) (b) Funding Section 617 of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2016, (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2015 4. Navajo water settlement Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act”. 2. Navajo water settlement (a) Definitions Section 10302 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 407 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking Arrellano Arellano (2) in paragraph (27), by striking 75–185 75–184 (b) Delivery and use of Navajo-Gallup water supply project water Section 10603(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 (1) in clause (i), by striking Article III(c) Articles III(c) (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking Article III(c) Articles III(c) (c) Project contracts Section 10604(f)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 Project water (d) Authorization of appropriations Section 10609 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), by striking construction or rehabilitation planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 2 percent 4 percent (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking 4 percent 2 percent (e) Agreement Section 10701(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 and Contract 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. August 26, 2014 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to expand the current authorization for the construction or rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of conjunctive use wells in the San Juan River Basin, Little Colorado River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico to include the planning and design of those wells. Revises the percentages of funds authorized for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, conjunctive use wells, and San Juan River Irrigation Projects that may be made available for specified purposes by: increasing from 2% to 4% the portion of funds that may be used for the survey, recovery, protection, preservation, and display of archaeological resources in the area of a Project facility or conjunctive use well; and decreasing from 4% to 2% the portion of funds that may be used for purchasing land and constructing and maintaining facilities to mitigate the loss of, and improve conditions for the propagation of, fish and wildlife. Makes technical corrections.