Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Nov 20, 2025
What it does
The bill amends the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to update definitions, reorganize and clarify the management of Pueblo trust funds—including establishing the Taos Pueblo Groundwater Development Supplemental Trust Fund and the Taos Pueblo Surface Water Sharing Supplemental Trust Fund—and modify provisions for mutual-benefit projects, including funding timelines and eligibility for non-Pueblo entities. It aims to facilitate implementation of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement by improving financial mechanisms and infrastructure planning for water rights settlement obligations. The changes affect the Taos Pueblo, federal agencies (particularly the…
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.