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HR1323Referred to Committee

Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-13
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Teresa Leger Fernandez
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democrat · NM · Representative
Votes with party: 98.4% (614 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000273

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2025-02-13

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-02-13

Plain-English Summary

Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh. 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 Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio Chama Stream System in New Mexico. The bill establishes and provides funding for the Ohkay Owingeh Water Rights Settlement Trust Fund. This trust fund may only be used for five specified purposes, including for activities related to water production, treatment, or delivery infrastructure. The bill also (1) specifies the water rights of the pueblo; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the pueblo and the United States.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Native Americans
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