U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB4598: Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, October 29, 2026:
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes. SECTION 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 . SECTION 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(f)(3). ; and (2) in section 10702(f), by adding at the end the and (B) the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103-412 ). (4) Derivation of funds To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, amounts authorized pursuant to paragraph (3) are authorized to be derived from amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary to implement authorized Indian water rights settlements. . SECTION 3. Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on the Taos Pueblo Water Development …
Sponsors
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 751.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-854.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Native Americans, New Mexico, Government trust funds, Indian lands and resources rights
Common questions
- What is HB4598?
- HB4598 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act.
- What does HB4598 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB4598?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 751. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4598?
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3).
- Where is the official record for HB4598?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4598
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