S 564 119th Congress
Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 429.
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Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-125.
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Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-125.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 429. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-125. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-125. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 14000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported to Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025This bill recognizes and settles certain water rights claims in New Mexico of the pueblo of Zuni and establishes and provides funding for a related settlement trust fund. It also requires federal actions related to the Zuni Salt Lake in New Mexico.Specifically, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by Zuni, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Zuni River Stream System in New Mexico.The bill establishes and provides funding for the Zuni Tribe Settlement Trust Fund (and specified accounts) for purposes of carrying out this bill.Additionally, the bill (1) specifies the water rights of the pueblo; and (2) outlines waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the pueblo and the United States.The bill also withdraws certain federal land in New Mexico from mineral development. The bill reserves this federal land for the following three purposes: (1) the protection of the Zuni Salt Lake and Sanctuary, (2) the protection of the quality and quantity of the Zuni Salt Lake's water supply, and (3) the protection of any cultural resources associated with the Zuni Salt Lake and Sanctuary. The Bureau of Land Management must manage this land.The Department of the Interior must take certain land surrounding the Zuni Salt Lake into trust for the benefit of Zuni.
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- Reported to SenateJun 4, 2026
- Introduced in SenateFeb 13, 2025