I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1970 
To amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act and Public Law 87– 
483 to authorize the construction and rehabilitation of water infrastruc-
ture in Northwestern New Mexico, to authorize the use of the reclamation 
fund to fund the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund, to authorize 
the conveyance of certain Reclamation land and infrastructure, to author-
ize the Commissioner of Reclamation to provide for the delivery of 
water, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2007 
Mr. UDALL of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act and Public 
Law 87–483 to authorize the construction and rehabilita-
tion of water infrastructure in Northwestern New Mex-
ico, to authorize the use of the reclamation fund to 
fund the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund, to au-
thorize the conveyance of certain Reclamation land and 
infrastructure, to authorize the Commissioner of Rec-
lamation to provide for the delivery of water, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Compliance with environmental laws. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO RIVER STORAGE 
PROJECT ACT AND PUBLIC LAW 87–483 
Sec. 101. Amendments to the Colorado River Storage Project Act. 
Sec. 102. Amendments to Public Law 87–483. 
Sec. 103. Effect on Federal water law. 
TITLE II—RECLAMATION WATER SETTLEMENTS FUND 
Sec. 201. Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. 
TITLE III—NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO RURAL WATER 
SUPPLY PROJECT 
Sec. 301. Purposes. 
Sec. 302. Authorization of Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply 
Project. 
Sec. 303. Delivery and use of Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply 
Project water. 
Sec. 304. Project contracts. 
Sec. 305. Use of Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline. 
Sec. 306. Authorization of conjunctive use wells. 
Sec. 307. San Juan River Navajo Irrigation Projects. 
Sec. 308. Other irrigation projects. 
Sec. 309. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE IV—NAVAJO NATION WATER RIGHTS 
Sec. 401. Agreement. 
Sec. 402. Trust Fund. 
Sec. 403. Waivers and releases. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ACRE-FEET.—The term ‘‘acre-feet’’ means 
acre-feet per year. 
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(2) 
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Agreement’’ 
means the agreement among the State of New Mex-
ico, the Nation, and the United States setting forth 
a stipulated and binding agreement signed by the 
State of New Mexico and the Nation on April 19, 
2005. 
(3) ANIMAS-LA
PLATA
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘Animas-La Plata Project’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3 of Public Law 100–585 (102 
Stat. 2973), including Ridges Basin Dam, Lake 
Nighthorse, the Pipeline, and any other features or 
modifications made pursuant to the Colorado Ute 
Settlement Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 
106–554; 114 Stat. 2763A–258). 
(4) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Gallup, New Mexico. 
(5) COMPACT.—The term ‘‘Compact’’ means 
the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact as con-
sented to by the Act of April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31, 
chapter 48). 
(6) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘Contract’’ means 
the contract between the United States and the Na-
tion setting forth certain commitments, rights, and 
obligations of the United States and the Nation, as 
described in paragraph 6.0 of the Agreement. 
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