Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, ... in plain language
1: Short title
This section would give the Act the short title "Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act."
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act .
2: Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund
This section would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11) in three ways. First, it would revise section 10701(e)(1)(A)(vii) so that the requirement stated there would no longer apply to deposits made under the new adjusted-interest authorization described below. Second, it would revise section 10702(a)(1) so that the rule set out there, which previously covered only amounts described in subsection (f), would also cover amounts described in the new subsection (g). Third, it would add a new subsection (g) to section 10702 authorizing an appropriation of $6,357,674.46, in addition to the amounts already available under subsection (f), for deposit into the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund.
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2. Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ) is amended— (1) in section 10701(e)(1)(A)(vii), by striking 10702. and inserting 10702, except for deposits made pursuant to section 10702(g). ; and (2) in section 10702— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subsection (f) and inserting subsections (f) and (g) ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (g) Adjusted interest payments In addition to amounts made available under subsection (f), there is authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the Trust Fund $6,357,674.46. .
3: Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund
This section would amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) by adding a new section 514 after section 513. The new section would authorize an appropriation of $7,794,297.52 to the Secretary, in addition to the amounts already made available under section 509(c), for deposit into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund established by section 505(a).
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3. Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–291 ) is amended by adding after section 513 the following: 514. Adjusted interest payments In addition to the amounts made available under section 509(c), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund established by section 505(a) $7,794,297.52. .
4: Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' fund
This section would amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-291) by adding a new section 627 after section 626, with two parts. Subsection (a) would authorize an appropriation of $4,314,709.18 to the Secretary, in addition to amounts already made available under section 617, for deposit into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund established by section 615(a), to cover the Pueblos' share of the costs of operating, maintaining, and replacing the Pueblo Water Facilities and the Regional Water System as set out in section 617(c)(1)(B). Subsection (b) would require the Secretary of the Treasury to waive payment of any money owed to the United States for interest earned on amounts made available under section 617(c)(1)(A) before September 15, 2017.
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4. Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ fund The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–291 ) is amended by adding after section 626 the following: 627. Interest payments (a) Adjusted interest payments In addition to amounts made available under section 617, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund established by section 615(a) $4,314,709.18 for the Pueblos’ share of the costs of operating, maintaining, and replacing the Pueblo Water Facilities and the Regional Water System, as set forth in section 617(c)(1)(B). (b) Waiver of payment To the extent monies are due or payable to the United States attributable to interest earned on amounts made available under section 617(c)(1)(A) prior to September 15, 2017, the Secretary of the Treasury shall waive payment of such monies. .
5: Disclaimer
This section would state that nothing in the Act changes two earlier settlement determinations. Under subsection (a), nothing in the Act would affect the earlier satisfaction of the conditions required by section 509(f)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, or affect the validity of the Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2016, under section 509(f)(1), that those conditions had been fully satisfied. Under subsection (b), nothing in the Act would affect the earlier satisfaction of the conditions required by section 623(a)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, or affect the validity of the Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2017, under section 623(a)(1), that those conditions had been fully satisfied.
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5. Disclaimer (a) Section 509 of Claims Resolution Act of 2010 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in section 509(f)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–291 ) or to affect the validity of the Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2016, pursuant to section 509(f)(1) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–291 ) that such conditions precedent were fully satisfied. (b) Section 623 of Claims Resolution Act of 2010 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the previous satisfaction of the conditions precedent in section 623(a)(2) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–291 ) or to affect the validity of the Secretarial finding published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2017, pursuant to section 623(a)(1) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–291 ) that such conditions precedent were fully satisfied.