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Read. Follow. Verify.Congress Considers Technical Corrections to New Mexico Water Rights Settlement Acts
Last action · September 15, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.Sponsor: Teresa Leger Fernandez
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What This Bill Would Do
Federal legislation introduces to three major water rights settlement acts in New Mexico: the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act.
The measure adjusts administrative and technical parameters for major regional water rights settlements in New Mexico, directly impacting water management and infrastructure implementation for tribal nations and local communities.
Who It Would Affect
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Taos Pueblo
The Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act governs water rights implementation impacting the Pueblo.
New Mexico water project participants
Administrative and technical parameters of regional water infrastructure projects governed by the targeted acts are adjusted.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Sep 15, 2026HouseCommitteeOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 15, 2026HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 22, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jul 22, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
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