S 564 · in committee · significant
Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
- civil rights
What this bill does
- This bill settles water rights claims for the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico and funds a settlement trust account.
- The Zuni Tribe and the federal government are directly affected by this settlement agreement.
- The bill provides federal funding through a trust fund and withdraws federal land from mineral development.
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Started by Cosponsor
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How would settling the Zuni Tribe's water rights claims affect other water users and municipalities in the New Mexico region?
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What specific federal land areas would be withdrawn from mineral development, and what economic impacts might that have locally?
- 03
What evidence demonstrates that a trust fund approach will adequately address the Zuni Tribe's long-term water security and sovereignty needs?
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Sponsor · D-NM
Martin Heinrich
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Introduced 2025-03-05
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-05 · senate · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-02-13 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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