Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 13, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 140 words.
Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh. 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 Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio Chama Stream System in New Mexico. The bill establishes and provides funding for the Ohkay Owingeh Water Rights Settlement Trust Fund. This trust fund may only be used for five specified purposes, including for activities related to water production, treatment, or delivery infrastructure. The bill also (1) specifies the water rights of the pueblo; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the pueblo and the United States.
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 95 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 5,289 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersLand use and conservation +6 more
- Latest action
- Feb 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 563 Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 D · Reported