I 
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 Develop-
ment 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 Na-
tion Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to 
amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make tech-
nical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development 
Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Technical Corrections 
to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects 
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Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, 
and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED IN-
TEREST ON THE NAVAJO NATION WATER RE-
SOURCES DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND. 
The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111–11) is amended— 
(1) in section 10701(e)(1)(A)(vii), by striking 
‘‘10702.’’ and inserting ‘‘10702, except for deposits 
made pursuant to section 10702(g).’’; and 
(2) in section 10702— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (f) and 
(g)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) ADJUSTED INTEREST PAYMENTS.—In addition 
to amounts made available under subsection (f), there is 
authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the Trust 
Fund $6,357,674.46.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED IN-
TEREST ON THE TAOS PUEBLO WATER DE-
VELOPMENT FUND. 
The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 
291) is amended by adding after section 513 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 514. ADJUSTED INTEREST PAYMENTS. 
‘‘In addition to the amounts made available under 
section 509(c), there is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary for deposit into the Taos Pueblo Water De-
velopment 
Fund 
established 
by 
section 
505(a) 
$7,794,297.52.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED IN-
TEREST 
ON 
THE 
AAMODT 
SETTLEMENT 
PUEBLOS’ FUND. 
The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 
291) is amended by adding after section 626 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 627. INTEREST PAYMENTS. 
‘‘(a) ADJUSTED INTEREST PAYMENTS.—In addition 
to amounts made available under section 617, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit 
into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund established by 
section 615(a) $4,314,709.18 for the Pueblos’ share of the 
costs of operating, maintaining, and replacing the Pueblo 
Water Facilities and the Regional Water System, as set 
forth in section 617(c)(1)(B). 
‘‘(b) WAIVER OF PAYMENT.—To the extent monies 
are due or payable to the United States attributable to 
interest earned on amounts made available under section 
617(c)(1)(A) prior to September 15, 2017, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall waive payment of such monies.’’. 
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SEC. 5. DISCLAIMER. 
(a) SECTION 509 OF CLAIMS RESOLUTION ACT OF 
2010.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect 
the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in 
section 509(f)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–291) or to affect the validity of the Sec-
retarial finding published in the Federal Register on Octo-
ber 7, 2016, pursuant to section 509(f)(1) of the Claims 
Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) that such 
conditions precedent were fully satisfied. 
(b) SECTION 623 OF CLAIMS RESOLUTION ACT OF 
2010.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect 
the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in 
section 623(a)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–291) or to affect the validity of the Sec-
retarial finding published in the Federal Register on Sep-
tember 15, 2017, pursuant to section 623(a)(1) of the 
Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) that 
such conditions precedent were fully satisfied. 
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