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Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022
Federal-Indian relations · Government trust funds · Indian claims
Key facts
Introduced: Sep 20, 2022
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 1
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Nov 16, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-590.
Summary
Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022
This bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Pueblo of Acoma, the Pueblo of Laguna, the United States, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio San Jose Stream System in New Mexico. Additionally, the bill establishes and provides funding for three trust funds.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Nov 16, 2022Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-590.
- Sep 20, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Sep 20, 2022Introduced in Senate
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