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HR 1324 · in committee · significant

Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill recognizes and settles water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in the Rio San José Stream System in New Mexico.
  • The Navajo Nation, New Mexico, and the federal government are parties to this settlement agreement.
  • The bill establishes a trust fund with federal funding to implement the water rights settlement and expand service areas.

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  1. 01

    How might this water rights settlement affect current water allocation and usage for non-tribal communities already drawing from the Rio San José system?

  2. 02

    What specific federal funding amount is committed to the trust fund, and how will those dollars be distributed across water infrastructure projects?

  3. 03

    What enforcement mechanisms does the bill establish if parties disagree about water allocation or fund implementation going forward?

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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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