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HR 4598 · in committee · niche

Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act

What this bill does

  • The bill allows unpaid interest to be deposited into three Native American water development funds established by prior settlement agreements.
  • Navajo Nation, Taos Pueblo, and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos are affected by this change to their water rights settlement funds.
  • The bill corrects technical limitations in 2009 and 2010 agreements that prevented interest from accruing on these funds.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would allowing unpaid interest to accumulate in these water development funds affect the timeline and scope of water infrastructure projects for these three Native American communities?

  2. 02

    What specific technical barriers in the 2009 and 2010 settlement agreements prevented interest from being deposited, and why were they not addressed until now?

  3. 03

    Which entity or entities are responsible for paying this unpaid interest, and what is the estimated total amount involved?

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Teresa Leger Fernandez

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Introduced 2025-07-22

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-22 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-07-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-07-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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