[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 147 (Thursday, December 4, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6355-S6356]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NEW MEXICO NATIVE AMERICAN WATER SETTLEMENTS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 536, S. 1447.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 1447) to make technical corrections to certain
Native American water rights settlements in the State of New
Mexico, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs, with an
amendment, as follows:
(The part of the bill intended to be stricken is shown in boldface
brackets and the part of the bill intended to be inserted is shown in
italics.)
S. 1447
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Mexico [Native American
Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act''.]
[SEC. 2. TAOS PUEBLO INDIAN WATER RIGHTS.
[(a) Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund.--Section 505(f)(1)
of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (Public
Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3125) is amended by inserting ``,
including reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or
repair,'' after ``construction''.
[(b) Authorizations, Ratifications, Confirmations, and
Conditions Precedent.--Section 509(c) of the Taos Pueblo
Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 111-291; 124
Stat. 3128) is amended--
[(1) in paragraph (1)(A), strike ``, for the period of
fiscal years 2011 through 2016,''; and
[(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), strike ``for the period of
fiscal years 2011 through 2016''.
[SEC. 3. AAMODT LITIGATION SETTLEMENT.
[(a) Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund.--Section 615(c)(7) of
the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (Public Law 111-291; 124
Stat. 3146) is amended--
[(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``section
617(c)(1)'' and inserting ``section 617(c)(1)(A)''; and
[(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 617(c)(1)''
and inserting ``section 617(c)(1)(B)''.
[(b) Funding.--Section 617 of the Aamodt Litigation
Settlement Act (Public Law 111-291; 124 Stat. 3146) is
amended--
[(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``for the period
of fiscal years 2011 through 2016,''; and
[(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``for the period
of fiscal years 2011 through 2015''.
[SEC. 4. NAVAJO WATER SETTLEMENT.]
Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act''.
SEC. 2. NAVAJO WATER SETTLEMENT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 10302 of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407 note; Public Law 111-
11) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Arrellano'' and
inserting ``Arellano''; and
(2) in paragraph (27), by striking ``75-185'' and inserting
``75-184''.
(b) Delivery and Use of Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Water.--Section 10603(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1385) is
amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``Article III(c)'' and
inserting ``Articles III(c)''; and
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``Article III(c)'' and
inserting ``Articles III(c)''.
(c) Project Contracts.--Section 10604(f)(1) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123
Stat. 1391) is amended by inserting ``Project'' before
``water''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10609 of the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
11; 123 Stat. 1395) is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), by
striking ``construction or rehabilitation'' each place it
appears and inserting ``planning, design, construction,
rehabilitation,'';
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``2 percent'' and
inserting ``4 percent''; and
(3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``4 percent'' and
inserting ``2 percent''.
(e) Agreement.--Section 10701(e) of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1400) is
amended in paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), and (3)(A) by striking
``and Contract'' each place it appears.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-
reported amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third
time and passed; the committee amendment to the title be agreed to; and
the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table
with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee-reported amendment was agreed to.
The bill (S. 1447), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 1447
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Mexico Navajo Water
Settlement Technical Corrections Act''.
SEC. 2. NAVAJO WATER SETTLEMENT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 10302 of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407 note; Public Law 111-
11) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Arrellano'' and
inserting ``Arellano''; and
(2) in paragraph (27), by striking ``75-185'' and inserting
``75-184''.
(b) Delivery and Use of Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Water.--Section 10603(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1385) is
amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``Article III(c)'' and
inserting ``Articles III(c)''; and
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``Article III(c)'' and
inserting ``Articles III(c)''.
(c) Project Contracts.--Section 10604(f)(1) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123
Stat. 1391) is amended by inserting ``Project'' before
``water''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10609 of the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
11; 123 Stat. 1395) is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), by
striking ``construction or rehabilitation'' each place it
appears and inserting ``planning, design, construction,
rehabilitation,'';
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``2 percent'' and
inserting ``4 percent''; and
(3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``4 percent'' and
inserting ``2 percent''.
(e) Agreement.--Section 10701(e) of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1400) is
amended in paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), and (3)(A) by striking
``and Contract'' each place it appears.
The committee amendment to the title was agreed to, as follows:
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to make technical corrections
to the Navajo water rights settlement in the State of New Mexico, and
for other purposes.''.
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