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New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

Introduced: August 1, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Dec 8, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 8, 2014
Received in the House.
Dec 8, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 4, 2014
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6355; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6355; text as passed Senate: CR S6355)
Dec 4, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6355; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6355; text as passed Senate: CR S6355)
Aug 26, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.
Aug 26, 2014
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 113-246.
Jun 11, 2014
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Sep 10, 2013
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-143.
Aug 1, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Aug 1, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to expand the current authorization for the construction or rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of conjunctive use wells in the San Juan River Basin, Little Colorado River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico to include the planning and design of those wells.

Revises the percentages of funds authorized for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, conjunctive use wells, and San Juan River Irrigation Projects that may be made available for specified purposes by:

  • increasing from 2% to 4% the portion of funds that may be used for the survey, recovery, protection, preservation, and display of archaeological resources in the area of a Project facility or conjunctive use well; and
  • decreasing from 4% to 2% the portion of funds that may be used for purchasing land and constructing and maintaining facilities to mitigate the loss of, and improve conditions for the propagation of, fish and wildlife.

Makes technical corrections.

What's happening now December 9, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1