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HR 1322 · in committee · major

Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill settles water rights disputes for four New Mexico pueblos: Acoma, Laguna, Jemez, and Zia.
  • Native American tribes in New Mexico gain confirmed water rights in two river systems.
  • The bill establishes trust funds and provides federal funding to implement the water settlements.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How might confirmed water rights for these four pueblos affect water availability for other users along the Rio San José and Rio Jemez?

  2. 02

    What specific federal funding amounts does the bill allocate, and how will those trust funds be managed and distributed to the pueblos?

  3. 03

    How does this settlement resolve the legal disputes that previously existed over these water rights, and what enforcement mechanisms are included?

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Sponsor · D-NM-3

Teresa Leger Fernandez

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Introduced 2025-02-13

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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