New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act

Bill: 113-hr-3564
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2013-11-20
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Historical and cultural resources

Indian claims

Indian lands and resources rights

New Mexico

Water resources funding

Water use and supply

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to include among the uses of the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund the reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or repair of water or wastewater infrastructure.</p> <p>Eliminates fiscal year limits on the mandatory appropriation of funds for: (1) the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and (2) grants to eligible non-Pueblo entities for mutual-benefit projects.</p> <p>Amends the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act to eliminate fiscal year limits on the mandatory appropriation of funds for: (1) the planning, design, and construction of a regional water system and the conduct of environmental compliance activities; and (2) the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund.</p> <p>Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize appropriations for the planning and design of conjunctive use wells in the San Juan River Basin, Little Colorado River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico. (Currently, funds are authorized for the construction or rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of those wells.)</p> <p>Alters the percentages of funds authorized for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, conjunctive use wells, and San Juan River Irrigation Projects that may be made available for: (1) the survey, recovery, protection, preservation, and display of archaeological resources in the area of a Project facility or conjunctive use well; and (2) purchasing land and constructing and maintaining facilities to mitigate the loss of, and improve conditions for the propagation of, fish and wildlife.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3564 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2013 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act . 2. Taos Pueblo Indian water rights (a) Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund Section 505(f)(1) of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 ; 124 Stat. 3125) is amended by inserting , including reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or repair, after construction . (b) Authorizations, ratifications, confirmations, and conditions precedent Section 509(c) of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 ; 124 Stat. 3128) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), strike , for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2016, ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), strike for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2016 . 3. Aamodt litigation settlement (a) Aamodt settlement pueblos' fund Section 615(c)(7) of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 ; 124 Stat. 3146) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking section 617(c)(1) and inserting section 617(c)(1)(A) ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking section 617(c)(1) and inserting section 617(c)(1)(B) . (b) Funding Section 617 of the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–291 ; 124 Stat. 3146) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2016, ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2015 . 4. Navajo water settlement (a) Definitions Section 10302 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 407 note; Public Law 111–11 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking Arrellano and inserting Arellano ; and (2) in paragraph (27), by striking 75–185 and inserting 75–184 . (b) Delivery and use of Navajo-Gallup water supply project water Section 10603(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1385) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking Article III(c) and inserting Articles III(c) ; and (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking Article III(c) and inserting Articles III(c) . (c) Project contracts Section 10604(f)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1391) is amended by inserting Project before water . (d) Authorization of appropriations Section 10609 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1395) is amended— (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), by striking construction or rehabilitation each place it appears and inserting planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, ; (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 2 percent and inserting 4 percent ; and (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking 4 percent and inserting 2 percent . (e) Agreement Section 10701(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1400) is amended in paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), and (3)(A) by striking and Contract each place it appears.