Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2025
This bill amends the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project to expand water delivery to additional Navajo Nation communities in New Mexico and Arizona, and to the Jicarilla Apache Nation. It establishes a Deferred Construction Fund to manage costs for project facilities that may be deferred, with specific rules for how these funds can be used. The bill increases authorized funding to $2.175 billion through fiscal year 2029 and updates tax rules for project facilities, clarifying that construction, operation, and maintenance on trust land will be subject to Navajo Nation taxation. It also modifies trust funds related to water rights and operations, including a new deadline for funding deposits. The primary beneficiaries are Navajo Nation and Jicarilla Apache Nation communities that will gain access to the expanded water supply.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Mar 5, 2025
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Committee
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Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
John R. Curtis
RRepublican
Co
Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
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