H.R. 4598 · In committee · Native Americans

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

Sponsor: Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)

What it does

• Authorize deposits of unpaid interest into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund established under the 2009 Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act.
• Authorize deposits of unpaid interest into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund established under the 2010 Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act.
• Authorize deposits of unpaid interest into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund established under the 2010 Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act.

Official summary

Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act This bill authorizes deposits representing unpaid interest into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund. These funds were established in 2009 and 2010 under certain water rights settlement agreements that did not allow accrual of interest.

Latest action

Sep 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

Committee: House Natural Resources