S 1875
116th Congress
Senate
Water Resources Development
Federal-Indian relations
Government trust funds
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
New Mexico
State and local government operations
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Aamodt Litigation Settlement Completion Act of 2019
Introduced: June 18, 2019
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Plain-English summary
Aamodt Litigation Settlement Completion Act of 2019
This bill ratifies an agreement relating to the settlement of the Aamodt litigation, which resolved claims concerning Pueblo water resources. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to construct a regional water system as part of the settlement.
Specifically, the bill ratifies an agreement between the United States, New Mexico, the city of Santa Fe, and the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque relating to the litigation. (This agreement is in addition to previously ratified agreements settling the litigation.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1