Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on indian affairs. ordered to be reported without amendment favorably on Mar 5, 2025.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 13, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Feb 13, 2025
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Mar 5, 2025
Cosponsors
1
Subjects
Committees
- Indian Affairs Committee
- [Markup By, Mar 5, 2025]
- [Referred To, Feb 13, 2025]
Summary
Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the Navajo Nation. It also establishes and provides funding for a settlement trust fund.
Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Navajo Nation, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio San José Stream System in New Mexico.
The bill establishes and provides funding for the Navajo Nation Rio San José Water Rights Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill.
Additionally, the bill (1) specifies the water rights of the tribe; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States.
The bill also allows for additional service areas for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project.
[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]
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