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S 562 · in committee · significant

Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill settles water rights claims for four New Mexico pueblos in the Rio San José and Rio Jemez river systems.
  • The Pueblos of Acoma, Laguna, Jemez, and Zia are affected, along with the states of New Mexico and the federal government.
  • The bill establishes trust funds with federal funding to implement the water rights agreements.

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  1. 01

    How would this settlement affect water availability and agricultural practices for non-pueblo communities and farmers already using water from the Rio San José and Rio Jemez systems?

  2. 02

    What specific federal funding mechanisms and amounts are allocated to these trust funds, and how does Congress prioritize this spending against other water infrastructure needs?

  3. 03

    What evidence or studies informed the water rights allocations in this settlement, and how were competing claims from different stakeholders evaluated?

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Martin Heinrich

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-05 · senate · Committee

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

  2. 2025-02-13 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  3. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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