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New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of S 1447

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 2) 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.

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:

  • 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
  • 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.

Makes technical corrections.

Current Status of Bill S 1447

Bill S 1447 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since August 1, 2013. Bill S 1447 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the Senate on August 1, 2013.  Bill S 1447's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. as of December 9, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1447

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1447

Primary Policy Focus

Native Americans

Potential Impact Areas

- 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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1447

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act
A bill to make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
A bill to make technical corrections to the Navajo water rights settlement in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act
New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act
New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

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