119th Congress (2025-2026)

S 640

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

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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Bill overview

This bill makes technical corrections to three existing water rights settlement acts: the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act. Specifically, it authorizes the appropriation of funds to deposit unpaid interest into designated trust funds established under these agreements. These funds, created in 2009 and 2010, previously did not allow for interest accrual, and this bill corrects that.

Key provisions

Authorizes deposits of unpaid interest into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund.
Authorizes deposits of unpaid interest into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund.
Authorizes deposits of unpaid interest into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund.
Modifies the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to include interest deposit authority.
Modifies the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to include interest deposit authority.
Waives payment of interest earned prior to September 15, 2017, on amounts made available to the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund.

Who is affected

Navajo Nation
Taos Pueblo
Aamodt Settlement Pueblos
Federal Government (through appropriations)
Water resource management agencies

Notable changes

Previously, interest did not accrue on funds in the Navajo Nation, Taos Pueblo, and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ trust funds.

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Legislative history

2025-02-19Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

2025-02-19

Introduced in Senate

2025-03-05Senate

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

2025-11-04Senate

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.

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12/11/2025SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8692-8693)
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12/11/2025Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Passage without roll call

12/11/2025SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8692-8693)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
12/11/2025Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session

S. 640

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

A BILL

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund, and for other purposes.

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the

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

2.Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund

The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11) is amended—

(1)

in section 10701(e)(1)(A)(vii), by striking 10702. and inserting 10702, except for deposits made pursuant to section 10702(g).; and

(2)

in section 10702—

(A)

in subsection (a)(1), by striking subsection (f) and inserting subsections (f) and (g); and

(B)

by adding at the end the following:

(g)Adjusted interest paymentsIn addition to amounts made available under subsection (f), there is authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the Trust Fund $6,357,674.46.

3.Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund

The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) is amended by adding after section 513 the following:

514.Adjusted interest payments

In addition to the amounts made available under section 509(c), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund established by section 505(a) $7,794,297.52.

4.Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ fund

The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) is amended by adding after section 626 the following:

627.Interest payments

(a)Adjusted interest paymentsIn addition to amounts made available under section 617, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund established by section 615(a) $4,314,709.18 for the Pueblos’ share of the costs of operating, maintaining, and replacing the Pueblo Water Facilities and the Regional Water System, as set forth in section 617(c)(1)(B).

(b)Waiver of paymentTo the extent monies are due or payable to the United States attributable to interest earned on amounts made available under section 617(c)(1)(A) prior to September 15, 2017, the Secretary of the Treasury shall waive payment of such monies.

5.Disclaimer

(a)Section 509 of Claims Resolution Act of 2010Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in section 509(f)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) or to affect the validity of the Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2016, pursuant to section 509(f)(1) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) that such conditions precedent were fully satisfied.

(b)Section 623 of Claims Resolution Act of 2010Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in section 623(a)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) or to affect the validity of the Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2017, pursuant to section 623(a)(1) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) that such conditions precedent were fully satisfied.

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