To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, 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, Agriculture.
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 H04DDA2AD6B18442AA9A050194826FF69: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024. The table of contents for this Act is as...
- Section H5EB7A03A30F14C83BFF8E7811EA8C303: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Enforceability Date means the date described in section 109. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The...
- Section H0F36C5D8B3AB4E73A0A7E6CB325EA06F: 101. Purposes The purposes of this title are— to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of all claims to water rights in the Zuni River Stream System...
- Section HCC18BB866A904104A77417F36BAE7CAB: 102. Definitions In this title: The term Adjudication means the general adjudication of water rights entitled United States v. A&R Production, et al., Civil...
- Section H6A45F17326754CCA93E67B6C5B98F956: 103. Ratification of Agreement Except as modified by this title, and to the extent that the Agreement does not conflict with this title, the Agreement is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, 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
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Vasquez (for himself, Ms. Stansbury, and Ms. Leger Fernandez) …
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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 Secretary of the Interior. The term State means the State of New Mexico. The term Tribal Water Rights means the water rights of the Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System (as defined in section 102)— as identified in the Agreement and section 104
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