Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This technical corrections bill adjusts funding mechanics for several New Mexico tribal water settlements. For the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund under the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, it authorizes an additional $6,357,674.46 adjusted interest deposit and excludes deposits under the new subsection from a specified repayment rule. For the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, it authorizes $7,794,297.52 in adjusted interest payments. For the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, it authorizes $4,314,709.18 for the Pueblos' share of operating, maintaining, and replacing the Pueblo Water Facilities and Regional Water System, and waives federal claims to certain interest earned before September 15, 2017. The disclaimer protects earlier findings that settlement conditions precedent were satisfied for the Taos Pueblo settlement and the Aamodt settlement, including Federal Register findings from October 7, 2016, and September 15, 2017.
Who Benefits and How
Navajo Nation water settlement beneficiaries benefit from a $6,357,674.46 adjusted interest authorization for the trust fund. Taos Pueblo benefits from a $7,794,297.52 adjusted interest authorization for its water development fund. Aamodt Settlement Pueblos benefit from $4,314,709.18 for operation, maintenance, and replacement costs tied to Pueblo water facilities and the regional water system. New Mexico water project managers benefit from preserved findings that settlement conditions precedent were already satisfied.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Interior Secretary must deposit authorized amounts into the covered water settlement funds if appropriated. The Treasury Secretary must waive certain interest payment claims tied to Aamodt settlement funds before September 15, 2017. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of the adjusted interest appropriations if Congress funds them. Federal water settlement administrators must apply technical corrections without reopening prior condition-precedent findings.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes $6,357,674.46 for the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund.
- Authorizes $7,794,297.52 for the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund.
- Authorizes $4,314,709.18 for the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund.
- Directs waiver of certain Treasury interest claims tied to pre-September 15, 2017 Aamodt settlement funds.
- Protects prior Secretarial findings that Taos Pueblo and Aamodt settlement conditions precedent were satisfied.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes adjusted interest deposits for three New Mexico tribal water settlement funds: $6,357,674.46 for the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, $7,794,297.52 for the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and $4,314,709.18 for the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, while preserving prior settlement-condition findings.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Water Settlements, New Mexico, Appropriations
Primary Purpose
Authorizes adjusted interest deposits for three New Mexico tribal water settlement funds: $6,357,674.46 for the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, $7,794,297.52 for the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and $4,314,709.18 for the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, while preserving prior settlement-condition findings.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Navajo Nation water settlement beneficiaries
- Taos Pueblo
- Aamodt Settlement Pueblos
- New Mexico water project managers
Identified Costs
- Interior Secretary
- Treasury Secretary
- Federal taxpayers
- Federal water settlement administrators
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Leger Fernandez introduced the following bill; which was referred …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Aamodt Settlement Pueblos, Interior Secretary, Navajo Nation water settlement beneficiaries
Positive-direction: Aamodt Settlement Pueblos, Navajo Nation water settlement beneficiaries, Taos Pueblo
Negative-direction: Interior Secretary, Treasury Secretary
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