To direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
PL 106-243 (H.R.3051), enacted 07/10/2000

PUBLIC LAW 106-243^JULY 10, 2000 
114 STAT. 497 
Public Law 106-243 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct 
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a feasibihty study on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the State of New 
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Mexico, and for other purposes. 
[H.R. 3051] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) there are major deficiencies with regard to adequate 
and sufficient water supphes available to residents of the 
Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the State of New Mexico; 
(2) the existing municipal water system that serves the 
Jicarilla Apache Reservation is under the ownership and control 
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is outdated, dilapidated, 
and cannot adequately and safely serve the existing and future 
growth needs of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe; 
(3) the federally owned municipal water system on the 
Jicarilla Apache Reservation has been unable to meet the min-
imum Federal water requirements necessary for discharging 
wastewater into a public watercourse and has been operating 
without a Federal discharge permit; 
(4) the federally owned municipal water system that serves 
the Jicarilla Apache Reservation has been cited by the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency for violations of Fed-
eral safe drinking water standards and poses a threat to public 
health and safety both on and off the Jicarilla Apache Reserva-
tion; 
(5) the lack of reliable supplies of potable water impedes 
economic development and has detrimental effects on the 
quality of life and economic self-sufficiency of the Jicarilla 
Apache Tribe; 
(6) due to the severe health threats and impediments to 
economic development, the Jicarilla Apache Tribe has author-
ized and expended $4,500,000 of tribal funds for the repair 
and replacement of the municipal water system on the Jicarilla 
Apache Reservation; and 
(7) the United States has a trust responsibility to ensure 
that adequate and safe water supplies are available to meet 
the economic, environmental, water supply, and public health 
needs of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—^Pursuant to reclamation laws, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation and 
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in consultation and cooperation with the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, 
shall conduct a feasibility study to determine the most feasible 
method of developing a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and 
industrial water supply for the residents of the Jicarilla Apache 
Indian Reservation in the State of New Mexico. 
Deadline. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after funds are appropriated 
to carry out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall transmit 
to Congress a report containing the results of the feasibility study 
required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated $200,000 to carry 
out this Act. 
Approved July 10, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3051: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 145 (1999): Nov. 19, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 146 (2000): June 28, considered and passed Senate.