Approves water rights settlements for four New Mexico Pueblos (Acoma, Laguna, Jemez, and Zia) and directs the Interior Department to hold those rights in trust and fund settlement trust accounts with about $1.4 billion in federal money.

• Ratifies the 2022 Rio San Jose settlement agreement for the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna and the 2022 Jemez and Zia agreement, and directs the Interior Secretary to sign them
• Appropriates about $296 million and $464 million for the Acoma and Laguna water rights accounts, $45 million for the Acomita Reservoir Works fund, and $290 million and $200 million for the Jemez and Zia trust funds, all subject to inflation adjustment
• Holds the Pueblo water rights in trust by the United States, bars their loss through non-use or forfeiture, and bars permanent sale, while letting the Pueblos lease water
• Requires the Interior Secretary to publish a finding by July 1, 2030 that the settlement conditions are met, or the title expires and the waivers and funding are reversed
• Consents to limited judicial review in New Mexico state court of certain Pueblo water permit decisions

• Indian Affairs Committee (Senate)

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