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Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Became law

Jun 4, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.

Jun 4, 2026

Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-124.

Mar 5, 2025

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 13, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh. It also establishes and provides funding for a settlement trust fund.

Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio Chama Stream System in New Mexico.

The bill establishes and provides funding for the Ohkay Owingeh Water Rights Settlement Trust Fund. This trust fund may only be used for five specified purposes, including for activities related to water production, treatment, or delivery infrastructure.

The bill also (1) specifies the water rights of the pueblo; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the pueblo and the United States.

What's happening now June 4, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.105, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certa…
Meeting Mar 5, 2025 · 2:30 PM EST · Indian Affairs Committee

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Indian Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Feb 13, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 563: Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-563/

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"S. 563: Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-563/.

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