New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

Bill: 114-hr-1406
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2015-03-17
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: 2015-06-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act</b></p> <p> Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to expand the current authorization for the construction or rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of conjunctive use wells in the San Juan River Basin, Little Colorado River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico to include the planning and design of those wells. </p> <p>Revises 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 specified purposes by: </p> <ul> <li> increasing from 2% to 4% the portion of funds that may be used for the survey, recovery, protection, preservation, and display of archaeological resources in the area of a Project facility or conjunctive use well; and </li> <li>decreasing from 4% to 2% the portion of funds that may be used for purchasing land and constructing and maintaining facilities to mitigate the loss of, and improve conditions for the propagation of, fish and wildlife.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1406 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2015 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 the Navajo water rights settlement in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act”. 2. 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.