Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
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
- Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 282 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in senate to reported to senate · 5,289 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsGovernment trust fundsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersLand use and conservation +6 more
- Latest action
- Jun 4, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 1323 Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 D · Introduced