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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 Mex-
ico) 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. 
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 ‘‘Aamodt Litigation Set-
tlement Completion Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO AAMODT LITIGATION SETTLE-
MENT ACT. 
(a) DEFINITION OF 611(g) AGREEMENT.—Section 
602 of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (Public Law 
111–291; 124 Stat. 3134) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(23) as paragraphs (2) through (24), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(1) 611(g) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘611(g) 
Agreement’ means the agreement to be executed by 
the United States, the State, the Pueblos, the Coun-
ty, and the City pursuant to section 611(g).’’. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR PUEBLO WATER FA-
CILITIES.—Section 611(f) of the Aamodt Litigation Set-
tlement Act (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3138) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$106,400,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$256,400,000’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Of the amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the initial $106,400,000 shall be 
increased or decreased, as appropriate, 
based on ordinary fluctuations in construc-
tion costs since October 1, 2006, as deter-
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mined using applicable engineering cost in-
dices; and 
‘‘(ii) any amounts made available in 
excess of the amount described in clause 
(i) shall be increased or decreased, as ap-
propriate, based on ordinary fluctuations 
in construction costs since October 1, 
2018, as determined using applicable engi-
neering cost indices.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and the 
611(g) Agreement’’ after ‘‘the Cost-Sharing and 
System Integration Agreement’’. 
(c) FUNDING FOR REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM.—Sec-
tion 617(a)(1)(B) of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement 
Act (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3147) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$200,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
(d) EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT UNDER SECTION 
611(g).—Section 621 of the Aamodt Litigation Settle-
ment Act (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3149) is 
amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) APPROVAL.—To the extent the Settlement 
Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integration 
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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 Set-
tlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integra-
tion 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; 124 Stat. 
3152) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 
Æ 
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