To approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System, to restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System, to restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H84384CC92CBF4EBD8AD90F61C13631C8: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024. The table of contents for this Act...
- Section H4641161B81984B7090598AACADB5DBD3: 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of all claims to water rights in the Rio Chama Stream System in...
- Section H26A946912A844030964DD57B4238B5AD: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Adjudication means the general stream adjudication of water rights in the Rio Chama Stream System entitled State of New...
- Section H776C3168F02941E2B8ECA0C56BFC365F: 4. Ratification of Agreement Except as modified by this Act, and to the extent that the Agreement does not conflict with this Act, the Agreement is authorized,...
- Section HB3ED36D35958460CA53D1BB0238BE426: 5. Pueblo Water Rights The Pueblo Water Rights shall be held in trust by the United States on behalf of Ohkay Owingeh in accordance with the Agreement and this...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System, to restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System, to restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Leger Fernandez introduced the following bill; which was referred …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the water rights of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System— as identified in the Agreement and section 5
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