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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
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<p><strong>Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes deposits representing unpaid interest into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund. These funds were established in 2009 and 2010 under certain water rights settlement agreements that did not allow accrual of interest.</p>
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
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Nov 4, 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-95.
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Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-95.
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Nov 4, 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Feb 19, 2025
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Feb 19, 2025
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Government trust funds
Indian lands and resources rights
Native Americans
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New Mexico
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(D-NM)
Feb 19, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 640 Reported in Senate
(RS) ]
<DOC>
Calendar No. 262
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 640
[Report No. 119-95]
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a
technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development
Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make
technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and
Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 19, 2025
Mr. Lujan (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
November 4, 2025
Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendment
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a
technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development
Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make
technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and
Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 640 Reported in Senate
(RS) ]
<DOC>
Calendar No. 262
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 640
[Report No. 119-95]
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a
technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development
Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make
technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and
Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 19, 2025
Mr. Lujan (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
November 4, 2025
Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendment
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a
technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development
Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make
technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and
Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Technical Corrections to the
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian
Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act''.
SEC. 2.
NATION WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.
The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11)
is amended--
(1) in
The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11)
is amended--
(1) in
section 10701
(e)
(1)
(A)
(vii) , by striking ``10702.
(e)
(1)
(A)
(vii) , by striking ``10702.''
and inserting ``10702, except for deposits made pursuant to
section 10702
(g) .
(g) .''; and
(2) in
section 10702--
(A) in subsection
(a)
(1) , by striking ``subsection
(f) '' and inserting ``subsections
(f) and
(g) ''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``
(g) Adjusted Interest Payments.
(A) in subsection
(a)
(1) , by striking ``subsection
(f) '' and inserting ``subsections
(f) and
(g) ''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``
(g) Adjusted Interest Payments.--In addition to amounts made
available under subsection
(f) , there is authorized to be appropriated
for deposit in the Trust Fund $6,357,674.46.''.
(a)
(1) , by striking ``subsection
(f) '' and inserting ``subsections
(f) and
(g) ''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``
(g) Adjusted Interest Payments.--In addition to amounts made
available under subsection
(f) , there is authorized to be appropriated
for deposit in the Trust Fund $6,357,674.46.''.
SEC. 3.
PUEBLO WATER DEVELOPMENT FUND.
The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) is amended
by adding after
The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) is amended
by adding after
section 513 the following:
``
``
SEC. 514.
``In addition to the amounts made available under
section 509
(c) ,
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit
into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund established by
(c) ,
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit
into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund established by
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit
into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund established by
section 505
(a) $7,794,297.
(a) $7,794,297.52.''.
SEC. 4.
SETTLEMENT PUEBLOS' FUND.
The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) is amended
by adding after
The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) is amended
by adding after
section 626 the following:
``
``
SEC. 627.
``
(a) Adjusted Interest Payments.--In addition to amounts made
available under
section 617, there is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary for deposit into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund
established by
the Secretary for deposit into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund
established by
established by
section 615
(a) $4,314,709.
(a) $4,314,709.18 for the Pueblos' share of
the costs of operating, maintaining, and replacing the Pueblo Water
Facilities and the Regional Water System, as set forth in
section 617
(c) (1)
(B) .
(c) (1)
(B) .
``
(b) Waiver of Payment.--To the extent monies are due or payable
to the United States attributable to interest earned on amounts made
available under
(B) .
``
(b) Waiver of Payment.--To the extent monies are due or payable
to the United States attributable to interest earned on amounts made
available under
section 617
(c) (1)
(A) prior to September 15, 2017, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall waive payment of such monies.
(c) (1)
(A) prior to September 15, 2017, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall waive payment of such monies.''.
(A) prior to September 15, 2017, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall waive payment of such monies.''.
SEC. 5.
(a) Section 509 of Claims Resolution Act of 2010.--Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to affect the previous satisfaction of the
conditions precedent in
section 509
(f)
(2) of the Claims Resolution Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) or to affect the validity of the
Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on October 7,
2016, pursuant to
(f)
(2) of the Claims Resolution Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) or to affect the validity of the
Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on October 7,
2016, pursuant to
section 509
(f)
(1) of the Claims Resolution Act of
2010 (Public Law 111-291) that such conditions precedent were fully
satisfied.
(f)
(1) of the Claims Resolution Act of
2010 (Public Law 111-291) that such conditions precedent were fully
satisfied.
(b) Section 623 of Claims Resolution Act of 2010.--Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to affect the previous satisfaction of the
conditions precedent in
section 623
(a)
(2) of the Claims Resolution Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) or to affect the validity of the
Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on September 15,
2017, pursuant to
(a)
(2) of the Claims Resolution Act
of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) or to affect the validity of the
Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on September 15,
2017, pursuant to
section 623
(a)
(1) of the Claims Resolution Act of
2010 (Public Law 111-291) that such conditions precedent were fully
satisfied.
(a)
(1) of the Claims Resolution Act of
2010 (Public Law 111-291) that such conditions precedent were fully
satisfied.
Calendar No. 262
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 640
[Report No. 119-95]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a
technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development
Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make
technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and
Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 4, 2025
Reported without amendment