[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16656-16657]
[From the U.S. 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)

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     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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