New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act
Public Law 114-57 · S. 501 · 114th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Sep 30, 2015 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Martin Heinrich
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act
(Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to expand the current authorization for the construction or rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of conjunctive use wells in the San Juan River Basin, Little Colorado River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico to include the planning and design of those wells.
Revises the percentages of funds authorized for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, conjunctive use wells, and San Juan River Irrigation Projects that may be made available for specified purposes by:
• increasing from 2% to 4% the portion of funds that may be used for the survey, recovery, protection, preservation, and display of archaeological resources in the area of a Project facility or conjunctive use well; and
• decreasing from 4% to 2% the portion of funds that may be used for purchasing land and constructing and maintaining facilities to mitigate the loss of, and improve conditions for the propagation of, fish and wildlife.
Makes technical corrections.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 1406Identical bill
New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 24 actions.
- Sep 30, 2015Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-57.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 21, 2015FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 16, 2015FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 501.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 8, 2015CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 194.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-255.
- Jul 9, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 8, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 4, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- May 22, 2015FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- May 21, 2015FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- May 11, 2015CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 81.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 114-41.
- Feb 25, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 12, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
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