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New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

Introduced: March 17, 2015 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Mar 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 17, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

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.
What's happening now June 25, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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