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[S. 3406 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 554
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3406
[Report No. 118-241]
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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 5, 2023
Mr. Lujan (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
November 12, 2024
Reported by Mr. Schatz, without amendment
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 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''.
SEC. 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 Payments.--In addition to amounts made
available under subsection (f), there is authorized to be appropriated
for deposit in the Trust Fund $6,357,674.46.''.
SEC. 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:
``SEC. 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.''.
SEC. 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:
``SEC. 627. INTEREST PAYMENTS.
``(a) Adjusted Interest Payments.--In 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 Payment.--To 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.''.
SEC. 5. DISCLAIMER.
(a) Section 509 of Claims Resolution Act of 2010.--Nothing 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 2010.--Nothing 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.
Calendar No. 554
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3406
[Report No. 118-241]
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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.
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November 12, 2024
Reported without amendment