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House bill · H.R. 1444 (119th Congress)

Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025

Latest action Feb 18, 2025

U.S. House of Representatives

Sponsor

Gabe Vasquez

U.S. Representative, NM-2 · Democratic

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Summary

Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the pueblo of Zuni and establishes and provides funding for a related settlement trust fund. It also requires federal actions related to the Zuni Salt Lake in New Mexico. Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by Zuni, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Zuni River Stream System in New Mexico. The bill establishes and provides funding for the Zuni Tribe Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill. Additionally, the bill (1) specifies the water rights of the pueblo; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the pueblo and the United States. The bill also withdraws certain federal land in New Mexico from mineral development. The bill reserves this federal land for the following three purposes: (1) the protection of the Zuni Salt Lake and Sanctuary, (2) the protection of the quality and quantity of the Zuni Salt Lake's water supply, and (3) the protection of any cultural resources associated with the Zuni Salt Lake and Sanctuary. The Bureau of Land Management must manage this land. The Department of the Interior must take certain land surrounding the Zuni Salt Lake into trust for the benefit of Zuni.

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  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives

Cosponsors

Melanie A. Stansbury and Teresa Leger Fernandez

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Full history

  1. Feb 18, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Feb 18, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  3. Feb 18, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    U.S. House of Representatives