(5) in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘Draft’’ and inserting ‘‘Final Environ-
mental’’; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (25) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(26) PROJECT
SERVICE
AREA.—The term 
‘Project Service Area’ means the area that encom-
passes the 43 Nation chapters, the southwest por-
tion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, and the 
City that is identified to be served by the Project, 
as illustrated in figure IV–5 (Drawing No. 1695– 
406–49) of the Final Environmental Impact State-
ment.’’; 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (28) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(29) SETTLEMENT TRUST FUNDS.—The term 
‘Settlement Trust Funds’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Navajo Nation Water Resources 
Development Trust Fund established by sub-
section (a)(1) of section 10702; 
‘‘(B) the Navajo Nation Operations, Main-
tenance, and Replacement Trust Fund estab-
lished under subsection (b)(1) of that section; 
and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:35 Jun 29, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3977.IH
H3977
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(C) the Jicarilla Apache Nation Oper-
ations, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust 
Fund established under subsection (c)(2) of 
that section.’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(33) WORKING
COST
ESTIMATE.—The term 
‘Working Cost Estimate’ means the Bureau of Rec-
lamation document entitled ‘NGWSP October 2022 
WCE’ and dated February 26, 2023, that details the 
costs totaling $2,138,387,000, at the October 2022 
price level, of the Project, as configured on that 
date.’’. 
SEC. 3. NAVAJO-GALLUP WATER SUPPLY PROJECT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF NAVAJO-GALLUP WATER 
SUPPLY PROJECT.—Section 10602 of the Northwestern 
New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act (Public Law 111– 
11; 123 Stat. 1379) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZA-
TION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:35 Jun 29, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3977.IH
H3977
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘Draft Impact Statement’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Final Environmental Impact Statement, as 
further refined in, and including the facilities 
identified in, the Working Cost Estimate and 
any subsequent supplemental documents pre-
pared in accordance with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.).’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL SERVICE AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
‘‘(i) expanding the Project Service 
Area would create opportunities to increase 
service for additional Nation Tribal mem-
bers and would not increase the cost of the 
Project beyond authorization levels de-
scribed in section 10609(a); and 
‘‘(ii) the unit operations and mainte-
nance costs of the Project would be re-
duced by adding more customers to the 
Project. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATIONS
FOR
ADDITIONAL 
PROJECT SERVICE AREAS.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:35 Jun 29, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3977.IH
H3977
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(i) NEW MEXICO.—In addition to de-
livering water supply from the Project to 
the Nation communities in the San Juan 
River Basin, the Nation may expand the 
Project Service Area in order to deliver 
water supply from the Project to commu-
nities of the Nation within the Rio San 
Jose Basin, New Mexico. 
‘‘(ii) ARIZONA.—In addition to deliv-
ering water supply from the Project to the 
Nation communities of Fort Defiance and 
Window Rock, Arizona, and subject to sec-
tion 10603(c)(1), the Nation may expand 
the Project Service Area in order to deliver 
water supply from the Project to the Na-
tion community of Lupton, Arizona, within 
the Little Colorado River Basin, Arizona.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘acquire,’’ before 
‘‘construct,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Draft Impact State-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘Final Environmental 
Impact Statement, as further refined in, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:35 Jun 29, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3977.IH
H3977
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
and including the facilities identified in, 
the Working Cost Estimate and any subse-
quent supplemental documents prepared in 
accordance with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) The water conveyance and storage facili-
ties associated with the San Juan Generating Sta-
tion (the coal-fired, 4-unit electric power plant and 
ancillary features located by the San Juan Mine 
near Waterflow, New Mexico), including the diver-
sion dam, the intake structure, the river pumping 
plant, the pipeline from the river to the reservoir, 
the dam and associated reservoir, and any associated 
land, or interest in land, or ancillary features.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘River near Kirtland, 
New Mexico,’’ and inserting ‘‘Generating 
Station Reservoir’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘generally’’ before 
‘‘follows United States Highway 491’’; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:35 Jun 29, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3977.IH
H3977
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(D) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting 
‘‘generally’’ before ‘‘follows United States High-
way 550’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding any reservoir facility)’’ after ‘‘treatment 
facility’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND FACILITIES’’ after ‘‘LAND’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘any 
land or interest in land that is’’ and inserting 
‘‘any land or facilities, or interest in land or fa-
cilities, that are’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On satisfaction of the 
conditions described in paragraph (7) of the 
Agreement and after the requirements of sec-
tions 10701(e) and 10703 are met, the Sec-
retary shall take legal title to the following land 
and, subject to subparagraph (D), hold that 
land in trust for the benefit of the Nation: 
‘‘(i) Fee land of the Nation, includ-
ing— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:35 Jun 29, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3977.IH
H3977
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS