S. 640Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)Passed Senate

Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act

Introduced February 19, 2025

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This bill corrects technical language in two earlier laws and authorizes additional interest‑based payments to three tribal water funds: the Navajo Nation Trust Fund, the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund. The authorized payments total about $18.5 million and are intended to cover accrued interest on earlier appropriations. It also includes a waiver that relieves the Treasury of collecting interest on certain past earnings for the Aamodt fund.

Key Provisions

  • Adds $6,357,674.46 in adjusted‑interest payments to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund.
  • Adds $7,794,297.52 in adjusted‑interest payments to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund.
  • Adds $4,314,709.18 in adjusted‑interest payments to the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund for water‑system costs.
  • Allows the Treasury Secretary to waive any interest that would otherwise be owed to the United States on amounts earned by the Aamodt fund before September 15 2017.
  • Makes minor wording changes to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to accommodate the new interest‑payment provisions.

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Held at the desk.

December 15, 2025 • 4:18 PM

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

February 19, 2025

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

February 19, 2025

SenateCommittee

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

March 5, 2025

SenateCommittee

Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-95.

November 4, 2025

SenateCalendars

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.

November 4, 2025

SenateFloor

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8692)

December 11, 2025

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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8692-8693)

December 11, 2025

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

December 15, 2025

HouseFloor

Received in the House.

December 15, 2025 • 4:06 PM

HouseFloor

Held at the desk.

December 15, 2025 • 4:18 PM

Amendments

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Floor Debate

1 member

What members said about S. 640 on the floor

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John Thune
Sen. John ThuneR-SD · Dec 11, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 177, H.R. 165; Calendar No. 138, S. 390; Calendar No. 174,…

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Engrossed in SenateIssued December 11, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 640

AN ACT

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.

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

6.

Investment earnings

In addition to the deposits authorized under this Act, any investment earnings, including interest, credited to amounts held in the trust funds as provided for in this Act are authorized to be appropriated.

Passed the Senate December 11, 2025.

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