Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
Latest action · Mar 5, 2025 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the Navajo Nation. It also establishes and provides funding for a settlement trust fund.
Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Navajo Nation, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio San José Stream System in New Mexico.
The bill establishes and provides funding for the Navajo Nation Rio San José Water Rights Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill.
Additionally, the bill (1) specifies the water rights of the tribe; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States.
The bill also allows for additional service areas for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 13, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2025Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1324 | Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Feb 13, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Federal district courts
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Indian claims
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Judicial review and appeals
- Jurisdiction and venue
- Licensing and registrations
- Native Americans
- New Mexico
- State and local courts
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
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