Washington, Sept. 15 -- Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez issued the following press release:
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously advanced Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez's (NM-03) H.R. 4598 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4598?hl=H.R.+4598&s=2&r=1), Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act.
The amended legislation would authorize additional funding to help the Navajo Nation, Taos Pueblo, and the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque develop, operate, and maintain water infrastructure. The funding covers interest the Tribes' water settlement fun...