Aamodt Litigation Settlement Completion Act of 2019

To amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Completion Act of 2019 2. Amendments to Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (a) Definition of 611 (g) Section 602 of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (23) as paragraphs (2) through (24), respectively; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) 611 (g) The term 611(g) Agreement . (b) Construction Costs for Pueblo Water Facilities Section 611(f) of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking $106,400,000 $256,400,000 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Exception Of the amount described in subparagraph (A)— (i) the initial $106,400,000 shall be increased or decreased, as appropriate, based on ordinary fluctuations in construction costs since October 1, 2006, as determined using applicable engineering cost indices; and (ii) any amounts made available in excess of the amount described in clause (i) shall be increased or decreased, as appropriate, based on ordinary fluctuations in construction costs since October 1, 2018, as determined using applicable engineering cost indices. ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting and the 611(g) Agreement the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement (c) Funding for Regional Water System Section 617(a)(1)(B) of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 (1) by striking $50,000,000 $200,000,000 (2) by striking 2024 2028 (d) Execution of agreement under section 611 (g) Section 621 of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 (a) Approval To the extent the Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement do not conflict with this title, the Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement (including any amendments to the Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement that are executed to make the Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement, or the 611(g) Agreement consistent with this title) are authorized, ratified, and confirmed. (b) Execution To the extent the Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement do not conflict with this title, the Secretary shall execute the Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement (including any amendments that are necessary to make the Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agreement, or the 611(g) Agreement consistent with this title). . (e) Final decree Section 623(e) of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking 2024 2028 (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 2024 2028

Summary: Aamodt Litigation Settlement Completion Act of 2019 This bill ratifies an agreement relating to the settlement of the Aamodt litigation, which resolved claims concerning Pueblo water resources. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to construct a regional water system as part of the settlement. Specifically, the bill ratifies an agreement between the United States, New Mexico, the city of Santa Fe, and the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque relating to the litigation. (This agreement is in addition to previously ratified agreements settling the litigation.)