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New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

Official summary

Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Dec 4, 2014

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to expand the current authorization for the construction or rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of conjunctive use wells in the San Juan River Basin, Little Colorado River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico to include the planning and design of those wells.

Revises the percentages of funds authorized for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, conjunctive use wells, and San Juan River Irrigation Projects that may be made available for specified purposes by:

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increasing from 2% to 4% the portion of funds that may be used for the survey, recovery, protection, preservation, and display of archaeological resources in the area of a Project facility or conjunctive use well; and

decreasing from 4% to 2% the portion of funds that may be used for purchasing land and constructing and maintaining facilities to mitigate the loss of, and improve conditions for the propagation of, fish and wildlife.

Makes technical corrections.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D–NM

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
  • Indian Affairs Committee
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  3. Received in the House.

  4. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  5. Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6355; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6355; text as passed Senate: CR S6355)

  6. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6355; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6355; text as passed Senate: CR S6355)

  7. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.

  8. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 113-246.

  9. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 113-246.

  10. Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

  11. Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-143.

  12. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  13. Introduced in Senate

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