3.0.0 3381 2019-06-21T11:06:26Z 2019-06-21T11:06:26Z Senate S S 2008-07-31 110 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Markup by 2008-09-23T18:38:54Z Hearings by 2008-09-11T15:16:34Z Referred to 2008-07-31T20:38:22Z To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos. 110 6768 HR 2008-09-25 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS 2008-09-23 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2008-09-11 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-678. Committee 2008-07-31 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7917-7924) IntroReferral 2008-07-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7916-7917) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-07-31 True Native Americans Construction costs Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Federal aid to Indians Government trust funds Indian claims Indian water rights Infrastructure Minorities New Mexico Water Resources Development Water supply Watersheds Native Americans 00 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-02T19:42:48Z Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act - Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Settlement Agreement dated January 19, 2006, among New Mexico, the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque, the United States, the city of Santa Fe, and Santa Fe County and related agreements.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to plan, design, and construct a Regional Water System to divert and distribute water to the Pueblos in accordance with the Agreement. Directs the Secretary, for the purpose of providing a reliable supply of water from the System for the Pueblos in accordance with the Agreement, to: (1) acquire rights to specified Nambe reserved water and water acquired by the County; (2) make a specified amount of water available to the Pueblos in accordance with the San Juan-Chama Project Act; and (3) obtain approval to divert such water for the System at points consistent with the Agreement.

Establishes in the Treasury the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos Fund.

Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act - Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Settlement Agreement of March 31, 2006, between the United States, the Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, the Taos Valley Acequia Association and its 55 member ditches, Taos, the El Prado Water and Sanitation District (EPWSD), and the 12 Taos area Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Associations.

Requires water rights to which the Taos Pueblo is entitled under the Partial Final Decree entered in New Mexico v. Abeyta and New Mexico v. Arellano to be held in trust by the United States.

Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to: (1) the Pueblo to construct, replace, or rehabilitate water infrastructure, to protect the environment associated with the Buffalo Pasture area, and to enhance watershed conditions; and (2) eligible non-Pueblo entities for mutual benefits projects in accordance with the Agreement.

Establishes in the Treasury a Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund.

Authorizes the Pueblo to market its water rights under the Agreement.

Directs the Secretary to enter into three repayment contracts by December 31, 2009, for the delivery of specified amounts of San Juan-Chama Project water to the Pueblo, the town of Taos, and EPWSD.

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos. Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act Display Title A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos. Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3381is/xml/BILLS-110s3381is.xml 2008-09-23 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.