Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act

To amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act and Public Law 87-483 to authorize the construction and rehabilitation of water infrastructure in Northwestern New Mexico, to authorize the use of the reclamation fund to fund the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund, to authorize the conveyance of certain Reclamation land and infrastructure, to authorize the Commissioner of Reclamation to provide for the delivery of water, and for other purposes.

4/19/2007--Introduced.
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act - Amends the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project. Establishes in the Treasury a Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to request a transfer from the Fund to implement a congressionally approved settlement agreement that requires the Bureau of Reclamation to plan, design, and construct:
(1) water supply infrastructure; or
(2) a project to rehabilitate a water delivery system to conserve water or to improve environmental conditions associated with an existing reclamation project.
Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) design, construct, operate, and maintain the New Mexico Rural Water Supply Project in substantial accordance with the draft environmental impact statement prepared by the Bureau; and
(2) construct, operate, and maintain specified Project facilities to provide for the delivery of San Juan River water to Gallup, New Mexico, the Navajo Nation, and the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Directs the Secretary to:
(1) reserve up to 26 megawatts of power for Project use; and
(2) identify projects recommended to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct Non-Navajo Irrigation District diversion and ditch facilitites to improve water use efficiency. Approves the agreement among New Mexico, the Navajo Nation, and the United States setting forth a stipulated and binding agreement signed by New Mexico and the Navajo Nation on April 19, 2005. Directs the Secretary to:
(1) enter into that agreement to the extent that it does not conflict with this Act; and
(2) prepare a hydrographic survey to identify and quantify any historic or existing diversion or use of water by the Navajo Nation from the San Juan River Basin. Establishes in the Treasury the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Tom Udall [D, NM-3]

Committees

• House Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1970

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 19, 2007

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• Jul 24, 2007: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Apr 27, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
• Apr 19, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Apr 19, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E805)
• Introduced on Apr 19, 2007.
• Apr 19, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E805)

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Related Issue Areas:

• Water resources
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• Animals
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• Budgets
• Colorado River development
• Construction costs
• Contracts
• Dams
• Energy
• Environmental assessment
• Environmental protection
• Federal aid to water resources development
• Government liability
• Government trust funds
• Groundwater
• Habitat conservation
• Hydroelectric power
• Hydrology
• Indian lands
• Indian water rights
• Infrastructure
• Interstate compacts
• Irrigation
• Land transfers
• Law
• Leases
• Maintenance and repair
• Minorities
• Natural resources
• New Mexico
• Pipelines
• Power marketing administrations
• Reservoirs
• Restoration ecology
• Rivers
• State and local government
• Subcontractors
• Transportation
• Water allocation (Policy)
• Water conservation
• Water storage
• Water supply
• Water treatment plants
• Water use
• Watersheds
• Wells

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