To amend the Claims Resolution Act to make a technical correction to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9294
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2022-11-14
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-11-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes the deposit of specified interest payments for water rights settlements into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund.</p> <p>Established in 2010 under separate settlement agreements, the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund is for the Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico and the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund is for the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque, New Mexico.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9294 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 14, 2022 Ms. Leger Fernandez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Claims Resolution Act to make a technical correction to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund Section 509(c)(1) of the Claims Resolution Act ( Public Law 111–291 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Adjusted interest payments In addition to the amounts made available under subparagraphs (A) and (B), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund $7,794,297.52. . 2. Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ fund Section 617(c)(1) of the Claims Resolution Act ( Public Law 111–291 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Adjusted interest payments In addition to amounts made available subparagraphs (A) and (B), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $4,314,709.18 to further assist the Pueblos in accordance with subparagraph (B). .