Senate bill · S. 563 (119th Congress)
Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
U.S. Senate
Summary
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.
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Committee
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · U.S. Senate
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Full history
- Jun 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-124.
- Jun 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-124.
- Jun 4, 2026
Introduced
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.
U.S. Senate
- Jun 4, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.
U.S. Senate
- Mar 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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- Mar 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Feb 13, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Feb 13, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.